Necklace

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Single chain of half coix seeds. Three lengths form the pendant: two end in a row of small shells with a single large one at the tip and the third ends in very small shells, a large seed (or nut), eight tiny teeth and a number of small beads.
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Object detail

Maker
Media/Materials
Seeds, shells, teeth and natural fibre.
Measurements
540 x 55 x 20mm - LxWxD of whole object as worn [verified].
Production place
New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Solomon Islands
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/100/51

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