Necklace Item Number: C1235 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Shells forming an image of a face. Hanging below the face, there are feathers attached at the bottom of vegetable fibres and which are free from the red cloth above it. Boar's tusks are attached by vegetable fibres above the face. Cowrie shells are woven on. Feathers are woven into the fibre.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1938
- Owned by Elizabeth Cobbold before February 1957
- Received from Elizabeth Cobbold (Donor) during February 1957
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- C1235
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- boar tusk, feather, conch shell, spondula shell and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and twisted
- Overall
- height 65.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Elizabeth Cobbold
- Received from
- Elizabeth Cobbold (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
When
- Collection Date
- during 1938
- Ownership Date
- before February 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1957
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 64
- Accession Number
- 2176/0014