Papua New Guinea Ovula Shell Necklace tribal The reverse side has four

The reverse side has four vertical groups of alternating thin single strand wool sideways "V's"

each colored by him and printed one after another on a single piece of paper

\Ralph Tawangyaouma  is a member of the Corn Clan of the Hopi tribe

This is a fine example of an early 20th C rectangular bronze betal nut box with beautiful and elaborate silver inlay from Mindanao in the Philippines

Papua New Guinea Ovula Shell Necklace tribal The reverse side has fourThe necklace has two Ovula shells as terminals with nassa shell edged braided extensions. Most of the braided cordage is native made although the wrapping on the horizontal pieces is commercial cord and one small area has commercial cord mixed with the native cordage. The necklace was collected by Andrew M. Meldrum (1876 1944), of Scottish birth living in the United States, who from 1903 to 1908 traveled in the South Pacific including New Guinea doing