Ornament, conus shell section w/*

Museum number:
11-40738
Permalink:
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Description:
ornament, shell; end section of conus shell has bottom knocked out; parts of inner and outer surfaces encrusted with nassa-inlaid mud; holes drilled around waist; attached to costume
Collection place:
Middle Sepik river, East Sepik Province, Momase Region
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ornament, conus shell section w/*, accession number 11-40738, described as ornament, shell; end section of conus shell has bottom knocked out; parts of inner and outer surfaces encrusted with nassa-inlaid mud; holes drilled around waist; attached to costumeHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ornament, conus shell section w/*, accession number 11-40738, described as ornament, shell; end section of conus shell has bottom knocked out; parts of inner and outer surfaces encrusted with nassa-inlaid mud; holes drilled around waist; attached to costume

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