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Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/25

Plaited necklace of a light blue and natural adorned with forty-one cowrie shells and a fringe alternating between green and reddish brown pandanus leaf fibre.

  • Narrative

    Handicraft item primarily for commercial export and sale to visitors.

  • Type of Item necklace
  • Culture Marshallese
  • Material cowrie shell, pandanus leaf, dye
  • Measurements height 55.0 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 0.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner William H. Alkire
  • Received from William H. Alkire
  • Made in Marshall Islands
  • Collection Date between 1980 and 1989
  • Ownership Date before August 16, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 16, 2017
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3274/0025

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