Cowry & Snail shell necklace

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