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An image of Man's necklace by Unknown

Unknown

(Papua New Guinea)

Title
Man's necklace
Place of origin
Porgera → Enga Province → Papua New Guinea
Cultural origin
Ipili people
Year
collected 1968
Media categories
Botanical material, Animal material
Materials used
cassowary quills, red plant seeds, gold-lipped oyster shell (Pinctada Maxima), plaited plant fibres
Dimensions

35.5cm height overall; 18.3cm inside diameter (variable); 15.9cm length of chain and pendant

Credit
Gift of Stan Moriarty 1977
Accession number
655.1979
Location
Not on display