Shell ornament
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- Type
- Ornaments
- Date
- 1975
- Place
- Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
- Materials
- Plant fibre, Shell
- Collection
- Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2
- Accession number
- 1991.0024.4021
Description
Rectangular piece of pearl shell with rounded corners & edge sharpened on 3 sides. Hole drilled into 1 short end with string necklace attached.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:58:34 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-23. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.