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Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/95

Necklace comprised of four strings of blue-grey beads attached to a rusted metal zipper end, and fragments of a bird’s beak. The beak forms the lower most decoration of the necklace and acts as a pendant along with the zipper. The four doubled over strands of seeds are bundled together and tied with medium blue fibre about a third of the way up from the beak and zipper decoration. The zipper end and beak are attached to the bundles by thick, brown woven plant fibres.

  • Type of Item necklace
  • Culture Asmat
  • Material seed, synthetic fibre, plant fibre, metal, bird beak
  • Measurements height 60.1 cm, width 4.0 cm, depth 1.9 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
  • Received from Lorne Balshine
  • Made in Papua
  • Collection Date during 1980
  • Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2948/0095

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