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necklace

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  • Description

    necklace, large pieces of natural stone, snail shell and ocean shell, cut paua shell and silver blobs threaded on multiple stand natural dye silk in blues and greens. Clasp is a round toggle of Chrysocolla and latch is a bound silk cord loop(green). Two pieces of the shapes are framed in silver, one ocean shell and one reddish stone (possible chert). Stones appear to be pieces or Chrysocolla, turquoise, chert.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1991.212
  • Accession Date
    04 Oct 1991
  • Other Id

    M2511 (miscellaneous)

  • Department
necklace, 1991.212, M2511, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC

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