ornament, neck
human history
Nassa shell and bailer necklace. Large central shell is a segment of the large Melo ‘bailer’ shell. This is set between a fan effect of shell pieces. 6 on one side and 5 on the other. The cord stap is decorated with 2 rows of nassa shells. There is a single blue plastic bead at the termination of the strap.
Accession number: 2016.85.6 Last Update: 6 Jul 2018
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- Papua New Guinea
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2016.85.6
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11 Nov 2016
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56771.6 (ethnology)
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