seven new guinea ornaments

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seven new guinea ornaments
3 New Britain necklace of shell discs suspending large woven fibre pendant sewn with nassa shells and dog's teeth and with four large oval shell pendants and tassels of woven fibre rings, cloth and feathers; a Sepik pectoral ornament of forked form, the woven fibre base sewn with nassa shells and cowries and with two large green glass beads; a triangular pendant of woven fibre bordered with nassa shells; a Sepik woven fibre ornament of star form sewn with nassa shells; a pendant of fungus on plaited fibre cord; a necklace of woven fibre sewn with nassa shells with dog's teeth and two shell discs at the centre, Augusta River area; and a Trobriand Islands currency of conus, ovula and other shells with pearl shell, bead and seed tassels, from Gawa Island (7)

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