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Shell necklace
(20th century)

Medium
cowrie shell, fibre string, pigment on tapa string

Measurements
20.8 × 23.5 × 2.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Louise and Sam Dawson, 2008
© the artists

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Siu village, Tufi District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
2008.322

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
A necklace of slivers from the brown lipped, white cowrie shell woven into a base of beaten bark cloth. This example has fishing line bush repairs.