bracelet

human history

Other Name
Layer Bracelet (maker's title)
Description
Bracelet, consisting of seven undulating paua shell circles layered on top of each other graded from small to big, each circle is drilled twice at opposite sides and all seven circles are bound together with waxed cord through the wholes (a total of four holes per circle)
Etched W.F on largest circle.
Place
Ngataringa Bay/Devonport/North Shore City/Auckland/New Zealand
Accession Number
1994.146.1
Accession Date
27 Sep 1994
Other Id
JY145 (jewellery)
13942 (Asset Register)
Department
Applied Arts and Design

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Credit Line
purchased with funds provided by Charles Edgar Disney Art Trust, 1994, collection of Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1994.146.1, JY145
Primary Maker
Warwick Freeman (Jeweller)
Place
Ngataringa Bay/Devonport/North Shore City/Auckland/New Zealand
Date
1985
Period
eighties
Elizabeth II (1952 - 2022)/House of Windsor/English reign
Signature/marks
W.F (maker's mark)
Media
paua/abalone shell/seashell/shell
thread
Measurement Description
diameter 105 x height 50 mm
Measurement Reading
105mm
50mm (widest points)
Classification
Bracelet
Jewellery
Body Adornments
Adornment
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03 Personal Artifacts
Last Update
01 Dec 2020

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