Collector:

Marie-Helene Sachet  Search this

Donor Name:

Muriel W. Sterne  Search this

Length - Object:

52 cm

Width - Object:

32 cm

Height - Object:

2.5 cm

Culture:

Tahitian  Search this

Object Type:

Necklace

Place:

Tahiti, Society Islands, France, Polynesia

Accession Date:

28 Jul 1999

Notes:

COMPOSED OF 2 TYPES OF SHELLS STRUNG ON PLASTIC LINE. WHITE BIVALVE SHELLS IN CLUSTERS OF 4 FROM (OF WHICH THERE ARE 23 CLUSTERS) ARE ATTACHED TO ONE ANOTHER W/ SMALLER PINK UNIVALVE SHELLS STRUNG ON PLASTIC LINE. BETWEEN THE CLUSTERS OF WHITE BIVALVE SHELLS, ATTACHED BY 2 PLASTIC LINES DECORATED W/ PINK UNIVALVE SHELLS ARE 23 CIRCLES OF 16 HALVES OF WHITE BIVALVE SHELL. ALL THE SHELLS ARE PERFORATED THROUGH WHICH PLASTIC LINE IS STRUNG. MARIE-HELENE SACHET (COLLECTOR) COMMENTS "ELABORATE SHELL NECKLACE." ACCORDING TO ADRIENNE KAEPPLER (CURATOR OF OCEANIC ETHNOLOGY) THE NECKLACE COMES FROM TAHITI.

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

420729

USNM Number:

E428739-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/357dafd0c-2ab5-40f9-96bf-f5c2b2abcb84

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460844