Pibis (cone shell disc necklace), mid 20th century, collected 1969 ::

Place where the work was made: Nipa → Nipa-Kutubu District → Southern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea
Cultural origin: Wola people
Dates: mid 20th century
collected 1969
Media categories: Animal material , Botanical material , Jewellery
Materials used: 3 cone shells (Conus), plant fibre cord, woven rattan, traces of grey/black pigment
Dimensions: overall 34.0 cm length; shell 4.5 cm to 4.8 cm diameter
Credit: Gift of Stan Moriarty 1977
Location: Not on display
Accession number: 719.1979
Copyright: © Wola people, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics
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Plumes and pearlshells: art of the New Guinea highlands, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 May 2014–10 Aug 2014

Natalie Wilson (Editor), Plumes and pearlshells: art of the New Guinea highlands, Sydney, 2014, 117 (colour illus.), 162. cat.no. 62