Papua New Guinea Ovula Shell Necklace tribal each colored by him and

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

Kasimir used up to 6 separate plates

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

Some of the moth damage has exposed warp threads

There is a 3/8" tear at the bottom of the print about a quarter way in on the left side

Papua New Guinea Ovula Shell Necklace tribal each colored by him andThe 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