Cowrie shell

Unknown Artist

18th century

Cowrie shell by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silver, cowrie shell

Dimensions

Overall: 2 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (7.3 × 10.5 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Silver In Combination

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.42.58

Tags

Shells

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