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
Place/s of Execution
Siu village, Tufi District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
2008.322
Department
Pacific Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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.