Necklace

A pendant on a length of strung shells. The pendant is based on a ring covered with synthetic brown rafia. A flower-shaped cluster of shells in attached to the middle with a red seed in the centre. There are more shells round the edge tied on with red and white raffia. Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society latterly the Council for World Mission.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5628
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Necklace
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 20th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm x 570 mm x 100 mm