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Four New Guinea shell ornaments
A strand of small dark shell beads suspending two long teeth with inset blue beads, creamy patina; a conus shell section with carved face, on short strand of red and white beads with eight teeth, worn by Miriam women; and two oval bailer shell sections with applied wooden ornament inside bound with cloth, rattan, beads and nassa shells, one suspending yellow feathers, each on long plaited fibre cords
9cm. to 16cm. long and wide (4)
A strand of small dark shell beads suspending two long teeth with inset blue beads, creamy patina; a conus shell section with carved face, on short strand of red and white beads with eight teeth, worn by Miriam women; and two oval bailer shell sections with applied wooden ornament inside bound with cloth, rattan, beads and nassa shells, one suspending yellow feathers, each on long plaited fibre cords
9cm. to 16cm. long and wide (4)