Collection Online
Medium
conus shell, wild banana seed, seed fibre, pigment of tapa string
Measurements
30.5 × 17.5 × 2.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Orotoaba village, Tufi District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
2008.321
Department
Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Louise and Sam Dawson, 2008
© the artists
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
A very fine necklace bound with bush rope. The main elements are the finely ground bases of conus shells and wild banana seeds.