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Papua New Guinea. Conus shell decorated with patterns . Jewelry With Shells, Shell Bangles, Horn Accessories, Wooden Bracelets, Polymer Clay Bracelets, Shell Light, Shell Jewellery, Clay Bracelets, Polymer Clay Bracelet
Mystery shell bracelet
Papua New Guinea. Conus shell decorated with patterns .
an ancient object is displayed on a black background
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an ancient object is shown on a black background and it appears to be in the shape of a piece of pottery
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This is one of a small group of pre-historic carved conus shells from the Massim and Collingwood Bay region known to exist. Harry Beran, the Massim art scholar, notes that 24 such shells have been located in public and private collections. They know of two others but do not have photographs of them. "Approximately half were found in middens in Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, around 1900 and the others have been found more recently in the ground in various locations in the Massim region.
an article about the different types of seashells and their uses in art history
Conus replica currency .
an old wooden button with designs on it
spindle-whorl | British Museum
Ivory spindle whorl. Cyprus, 1340-1050BC, Late Cypriot IIC or Late Cypriot III. British Museum
a white object with holes in it on a gray background and the top part is made out of ceramic
Shell Plaque (Barava) | Solomon Islands | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New Georgia shell wealth item
Loafers
several different types of sea shells are shown in this table - top view, with the names and descriptions below
some dices are laying on top of a large piece of paper with black and white dots
Africa | "ekipa" ornaments from the Ovambo people Namibia | Ivory, bone, shell (perhaps porcelain modelled to resemble a shell) | 2,182$ ~ sold (05/00) Bridal Ornaments, African Artifacts, Dark Continent, Ivory Ring, African Pots, African Arts, Pots Clay, Horn Of Africa, Red Pigment
fifteen ovambo ornaments , EKIPA | Christie's
Africa | "ekipa" ornaments from the Ovambo people Namibia | Ivory, bone, shell (perhaps porcelain modelled to resemble a shell) | 2,182$ ~ sold (05/00)
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Necklace made of 14 perforated Conus Shells ( cut-off flat ends) on 3 ply sennit fiber. Oceana. 19th-20th C early.
three different views of an animal made out of wood and other things that are stacked on top of each other
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