Exchange Valuable
Breast Ornament
2004-12-1
From: New Guinea | Southern Highlands, New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kina |
| Object Number | 2004-12-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Southern Highlands, New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pearl Shell | Cotton (uncertain) | Cowrie | Pigment |
| Description | Large pearl shell crescent, colored red on the outer (convex) face. Wide suspension strap consisting of 11 cotton (?) plaits with small cowries at the narrowed ends, which are attached to the tips of the shell crescent with soft black twisted cord. Strap also colored red. |
| Length | 47 cm |
| Width | 19.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marilyn and Robert Forney, 2004 |
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