Local Name
Man attuwa
Physical Description
A necklace of rectangular segments of nautilus shell stitched together with two strands of vegetable fibre string.
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Object/Medium
Ornament, neck
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Object Measurements
300 mm (Length), 65 mm (Width), 30 mm (Height)
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Indigenous Region
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Acquisition Information
Long-term Loan from The University of Melbourne, 28 Mar 1973
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Acknowledgement
The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.