Cowrie shell

Museum number:

5-16902c

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Description:

15 cowrie shells attached to cotton twine with knots forming a circle. Top of each shell has been broken away to open the shell. 2 loose shells have apparently become detached.

Collection place:

Tomas Village, Sudan

Verbatim coll. place:

Africa, Sudan, Tomas Village.

Culture or time period:

Nubian

Collector:

Robert I. Orlins

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)