Collector:

Jean T. Chapman-Mason  Search this

Donor Name:

Jean T. Chapman-Mason  Search this

Length:

40 cm

Width:

11 cm

Height:

3 cm

Object Type:

Necklace

Place:

Rakahanga / Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia

Accession Date:

17 Feb 2017

Notes:

Necklace made from white cowrie shells, with a pendant made from larger brown cowrie shells. String appears to be green fishing line. Donor notes: "Made in 1967/68 by Mrs. Nga Pepe-John, a Rakahangan craftswoman who lived in Aorangi on Rarotonga for awhile, then moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where she died in her 60s."

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2018

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2069807

USNM Number:

E433867-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dd0aaa76-d18f-4672-b532-703c3fd4369f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12095848