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ornament

The ornament consists of a large snail shell. A plant fibre cord is threaded through this shell. Many small snail shells are attached to one end of the string.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
Jewellery
Dimensions
General (largest snail): 2 × 2.6 × 5.1 cm Partial dimensions: 13 cm
Material/Technique
Snail shell drilled; knotted
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D07330
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D07330

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1910
    where
    Bougainville
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Ludwig Cohn - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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