Necklace Of White Ovula Shells
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: 52 white Ovula shells are threaded onto 2 twisted vegetal fibers. The ends of one fiber are tied in a knot, closing the necklace. this fiber is threaded through one end of all the shells, while the second fiber is threaded through the opposite end.
label: Notes
content: Jane Walsh identifies as Cyprea shells rather than Ovula.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Aug 2016
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Fiji, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Fijian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E3168-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Necklace
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object Excluding Cord
content: 37 cm
label: Length - Object Including Cord
content: 65 cm