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Nassa shell mat
Description
Nassa shell mat, with diamond spaces in middle, old brideprice goods, backing of bark cloth on which the shells have been sewn
Global Region of Origin
Papua New Guinea
Date
Pre-1960
Materials
nassa shells, fiber thread, bark cloth
Provenance
Melpa area Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Copyright
© P.J. Stewart & A.J. Strathern Archive