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Necklace, early to mid 20th Century
Bimin-Kuskusmin culture; Sandaun Province, Papua New Guine…
Necklace
Necklace, early to mid 20th Century
Bimin-Kuskusmin culture; Sandaun Province, Papua New Guine…
Necklace, early to mid 20th Century Bimin-Kuskusmin culture; Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Cowrie shell and plant fiber; 16 × 4 × 1/2 in. EL.2003.4.33 Loan Courtesy of Jon and Linda Walters

Necklace

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-neck ornaments
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtSandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumCowrie shell and plant fiber
Dimensions16 × 4 × 1/2 in. (40.6 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineLoan Courtesy of Jon and Linda Walters
Object numberEL.2003.4.33
DescriptionNecklaces play a crucial role in decoration in New Guinea for both men and women, especially because status is determined by how much material wealth you show on your body, including all forms of jewelry and male ornamentations of war such as feathers and shells. Necklaces can be made up of cowrie shells or mother-of-pearl, boar's teeth or tusks, dog teeth, and even human teeth.
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