Necklace Item Number: 988/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Necklace with a circular white shell suspended from the bottom of a long, vertical segment made of bamboo sticks of the same size tied one on top of the other horizontally. Brown woven fibre cord is affixed along the top of the rectangular bamboo segment.
Item History
- Made in Enga, Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Don Luger and Val Luger before August 9, 1984
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Don Luger (Seller) and Val Luger (Seller) on August 9, 1984
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- 988/3
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- bamboo grass, fibre and shell
- Overall
- height 0.12 in, width 19.1 in, depth 3.0 in
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Don Luger and Val Luger
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Don Luger (Seller) and Val Luger (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Enga, Papua New Guinea
When
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before August 9, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on August 9, 1984
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0988/0003