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Cowry & Snail shell necklace
Jewelry
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El Camino College Anthropology Museum
Name/Title
Cowry & Snail shell necklace
Entry/Object ID
E-32
Description
Necklace of assorted sizes of cowry shells and black snail shells. There are five sections of patterns consisting of cowrie shells strung end to end on blue monofilament line. Tie knot is visible.
Collection
El Camino College Anthropology Museum
Category
Ethnography
Anthropology
Acquisition
Accession
95.1.20
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Polynesia
Continent
Oceania
Culture/Tribe
Samoan
Dimensions
Circumference
46 in
Material
Cowry Shells,
Snail shells
Condition
Overall Condition
Good