Necklace

Museum number:
11-42201
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Accession number:
Acc.3110
Description:
necklace; string of job's tears and large dyed seeds connected to seed pendant from which hangs split brown pods; l. as worn 54 cm. Role in trade - tourist item
Donor:
Mrs. James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Goroka, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province
Verbatim coll. place:
Melanesia, Papua, New Guinea, Eastern Highlands, Garoka
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection date:
1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
January 1, 1975
Context of use:
tourist item
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 54 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 11-42201, described as necklace; string of job's tears and large dyed seeds connected to seed pendant from which hangs split brown pods; l. as worn 54 cm. Role in trade - tourist item

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