ornament, neck

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shell necklace, of strung white cowrie, white conus and brown conus on clear nylon. Cowrie strung in flat uniform manner, two shells wide, with regular white conus patterning on the inner edge and regular brown conus patterning on outer edge.

Accession number: 2025.3.53 Last Update: 10 Sept 2026
Place
Kiribati
Accession Number

2025.3.53

Accession Date

08 Apr 2025

Department

Pacific

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