Ornament

2003-32-93

From: New Caledonia

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-32-93
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Caledonia
Section Oceanian
Materials Shell | Plant Fiber | Flying Fox Fur
Description

Thick plaited cord of plant fiber and flying fox fur, with tassel of small olive shells. See similar object in Roger Boulay, De jade et de nacre (1900) p. 86., decorating a conus shell arm ring. Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900.

Length 12.8 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1993.X.286 - Other Number | 13440 - Other Number

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