2 necklaces
- Place of origin:
Kachin, Burma (made)
Burma - Date:
3rd quarter 19th century (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
Cowrie shells and split bamboo.
- Credit Line:
Given by Captain Crawford Cooke
- Museum number:
2349A/(IS)
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
[Necklace] Made of a circle of split bamboo. A row of shells are stitched to the outer side. The inner side is smooth.
[Necklace] Made of 2 lengths of split bamboo strung with shells in such a way as to create a plaited effect.
Place of Origin
Kachin, Burma (made)
Burma
Date
3rd quarter 19th century (made)
Materials and Techniques
Cowrie shells and split bamboo.
Dimensions
[Necklace] Diameter: 28.5 cm
[Necklace] Length: 79 cm, Width: 2.5 cm
Descriptive line
2 necklaces of bamboo and shells from Kachin State, Burma, ca. 3rd quarter 19th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Carrapiett "The Kachin Tribes of Burma"; Rangoon; 1929; p. 18 "Maru (a Kachin Tribe) women wear girdles of cowrie shells"
Materials
Split bamboo; Cowrie shell
Techniques
Stitching
Collection code
SSEA
