Necklace Item Number: 2623/24 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large polished shell and bush banana tips strung on green plastic string. Shell has two additional holdes at each end, suggested that it had previously been used for a similar purpose.
Item History
- Made
- Owned by Abraham Ross and Susan Ross before April 20, 2004
- Received from Abraham Ross (Donor) and Susan Ross (Donor) on April 20, 2004
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- 2623/24
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- shell, nutshell ? and plastic fibre
- Overall
- height 39.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Torres Strait Islander
- Previous Owner
- Abraham Ross and Susan Ross
- Received from
- Abraham Ross (Donor) and Susan Ross (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Torres Strait Islands: Thursday Island” ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 20, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on April 20, 2004
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2623/0024