Cowrie and univalve shells
Large pill box (9 cm in diameter) full of cowrie shells and another type of univalve shell; small holes broken in all apparently for suspension.
Illustration: Yes
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_29-12-16
- Alternate IDs
- 29-12-16; HUMFA_29-12-16
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Miscellaneous
- Entry Date
- 12/01/1929
- Title
- Cowrie and univalve shells
- Medium
- Shell
- Dimensions
- Length: cowrie shell, average: 1.5 - 2.1 cm; univalve shell, average: 1.3 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Debris on top of mastaba G 7754