Shell disc beads cut from a variety of shells, polished, drilled and strung on pandanus leaf twine. The beads are strung across in two rows, alternating between larger pinkish beads, and then small loops of alternating white and black beads. The fibre comes together to create a plaited tie on each end.

Fifty shell blanks for bead manufacturing. Some have irregular and round shapes; others are worked to circular discs. Worn and partially broken.

Twenty shell beads made from conch. Rounded and perforated for threading. Fourteen have plano-convex shape and sixteen have flattened sides. Slightly broken, worn and eroded.

Yellowish, cream-coloured conch shell trumpet. Shell with tip of cone cut off to form mouthpiece, dextral, two holes in lip for suspension. Unbroken.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Gift of Mr. Abbot L. Mills, Jr.

Group of ten conch and spondylus shell bracelet and necklace elements. a) Figure with inverted triangular shape and face design. Incised circular eyes, nose and horizontal mouth; cross decoration in nose. Flattened sides and hole for suspension in head. Slightly eroded. b) Figure with inverted triangular shape and face design. Incised circular eyes, nose and horizontal mouth; cross decoration in nose. Flattened sides and hole for suspension in head. Slightly eroded. c) Pendant with rectangular form, two incised circles between holes for suspension and flattened sides. Surface erosion. d) Pendant with square form, flattened sides and hole for suspension in middle of body. Surface erosion. e) Figure with irregular thin form and incised geometrical decoration. Two holes for suspension on flattened sides. Broken and eroded. f) Figure with double-cone form. Flattened sides and curved in middle body. Broken and eroded. g) Figure with irregular form. Flattened sides and small lines incisions at one of the edges. Surface erosion; broken. h) Figure with round form. Flattened sides and hole for suspension near one edge. Surface erosion. i) Figure with "8" form and two holes for suspension in flattened sides. Well preserved. j) Figure with triangular form at both ends and square form in middle. Flattened sides and two holes for suspension on triangular ends. Surface erosion.

Conch shell bead with rounded body and flat sides. Perforated for threading it and make a necklace. Well preserved.

Gift of George Grossblatt

By exchange