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necklace

human history
  • Other Name

    star and bead (maker's title)

  • Description

    necklace, Star and Bead. Five light grey mother of pearl four pointed stars, linked together by silver wire with small silver beads threaded onto it forming four diamonds. On each top and bottom tip of each diamond shape has a stamped silver round with a terracotta painted star. On the bottom ones, at the end of each silver wire is a silver round stamped with a heart shape painted terracotta.

    The necklace is fastened with a long piece of silver wire covered in small silver beads that catches on one side with a simple silver hook.

  • Place
    Ngataringa Bay/Devonport/North Shore City/Auckland/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1994.146.2
  • Accession Date
    27 Sep 1994
  • Other Id

    JY146 (jewellery)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

necklace, 1994.146.2, JY146, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC

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  • necklace, 1994.146.2, JY146, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • necklace, 1994.146.2, JY146, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • necklace, 1994.146.2, JY146, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • necklace
  • necklace
  • necklace, detail

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