Ornament

Description

Cowrie shell ornament strung with gut, edged with pale pink snail shells and with two pendant strands: Micronesia, Republic of Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, c. 1960s

Museum reference

A.1994.1130

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Ornament

Production information

Gilbert Islands, Republic of Kiribati, Micronesia

Date

1960s

Materials

Shell, Gut

Physical description

Cowrie and snail shells and gut string