Pitt Rivers Museum Anthropology and World Archaology

 

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Bead necklace

Solomon Islands

 

Collected by C.F. Wood between 1870 and 1873

Given to the Museum in 1921

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Bead necklace, Solomon Islands
When worn during a dance, beads enhance the experience both for the dancer and the audience, as they jingle, rattle, or sway as the dancer moves. This split nut-shell bead necklace from the Solomon Islands was worn during dances.

View database record 1921.93.105