Shell Valuable
Object type: Valuable
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Boiken people
Date: early to mid-20th century
Medium: Shell, fiber, cassowary feathers, paint
Dimensions: H. 16 × W. 7 1/8 in. (40.6 × 18.1 cm)
Classification: Basketry-Sculpture
Geography:     Papua New Guinea Prince Alexander Mountains 
River: Middle Sepik River
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric H. Marks, 1983
Accession year: 1983