A New Guinea Necklace Of Brown Braided Rope With A Pendant Of Five Graduated Curved Oval Shell Slices

Description

A Papua New Guinea long necklace of brown braided Rope, with a pendant of five graduated beige coloured curved oval Shell slices. Decorating the base of each side of the Rope necklace, are vertical rows of small sliced Cowrie Shells. The largest oval Shell in the pendant is 3.3 inches in height and 7 inches in width. The smallest oval Shell is 2.5 inches in height and 4.2 inches in width. The necklace and pendant have a total drop length of 26.4 inches.