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brooch

human history
  • Description

    brooch, a long piece of curved paua shell attached via an organic shaped silver rivet to a similar shaped textured and heat coloured titanium(not anodised) forming a cross shape. Steel pin brooch back mechanism on reverse, pin is secured with folded back pieces of titanium.

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1995.68.3
  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

brooch, 1995.68.3, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC

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  • brooch, 1995.68.3, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • brooch, 1995.68.3, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • brooch, 1995.68.3, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • brooch, 1995.68.3, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC

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