‘Ei

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‘Ei. Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisting of two types of shells; small yellow shells and chestnut coloured conus shells with light brown and grey coloured bands and stripes across shell. The small yellow shells are interspaced along ‘ei with sections of three chestnut coloured conus shells throughout. Shells are bored and strung on nylon wire.

Accession number: 2020.16.3 Last Update: 11 Nov 2021
Other Name

Necklace (English)

Accession Number

2020.16.3

Accession Date

07 Sep 2020

Department

Pacific

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