Pale cream coloured shell pendant with a smooth surface. The pendant's shape is curved and roughly trianguar. The wider edge has a small hole drilled into it and owards the tapered edge there are some brown notches one one side;. The concave side has several marks and scratches and this browner in colour. The other side has some ridges that are visible on its surface.
Shell pendant. Shell marriage ornament worn on back. Ornament as a guide to status. Pendant made from shell. Worn on the back by a bride and by older married women on special occasions. Minam People.
wedding adornments
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