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brooch

human history
  • Description

    brooch; stick of bone coloured black and carved to a ridged point at one end; the other end holding a disc of mother of pearl. A yellow crescent of translucent perspex is riveted to a backing of sterling silver and attached to the bone at the pointed end.

  • Place
    New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    2015.77.2
  • Accession Date
    23 Sep 2015
  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

brooch, 2015.77.2 © Auckland Museum CC BY

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  • brooch, 2015.77.2 © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • brooch, 2015.77.2 © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • brooch, 2015.77.2 © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • brooch, 2015.77.2 © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • brooch, 2015.77.2 © Auckland Museum CC BY

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