necklace of red Spondylus disk beads and pendant Necklace has nine strands of beads- monofilament is interlaced so there is no pressure on strands when hung or displayed. Large shell that forms base, has beads that surround it.
Donor:
Maria Lepowsky and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sudest Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Eyuba and Massim
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bead necklaces and Necklaces
Function:
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1985-1986 #47: Peabody Museum of Natural History (Yale Univ.) (April 1, 1986–July 31, 1986), S1985-1986 #48: Jagiellonian University, Poland (October 1, 1986–March 31, 1987), S1985-1986 #49: Warsaw Museum of Asia and the Pacific (1987–1987), and S1985-1986 #9: Arizona State Museum (September 20, 1985–February 7, 1986)