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Catalogue card 1 reads: [stamped in ink:] 'Z 2710 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Viti Levu. Necklets, many tasselled, of European beads. 2 in number, a & b. "Commonly in use in Viti Levu."'. [stamped in ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [stamped in ink:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 1'. [handwritten in pencil:] '1/226'. [stamped in ink:] 'CUMAA 14 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads: [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z.2710 Viti Levu. Necklets, many tasselled, of European beads, 2 in number, a + b. "Commonly in use in Viti Levu". Show Case number 1.' [handwritten in pencil:] '1/226'.
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Author: Lucie Carreau

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One of two necklets, many tasselled, of European beads
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Author: maa

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Necklace formed of four strands of ?four-ply plaited ?European string on to which have been strung very small blue, white and red beads. The four strands are woven together for about 1 cm every 3.5cm in the central part (for 37.5 cm). On either side of the central band, each strand is decorated with three beaded sections. Each strand terminates in a knot and a short tassel of red and white beads. The pattern formed by the beads is a variation in length and combination of the following: one white bead, one blue bead, one red bead, one blue bead, one white bead, long length of blue beads. A modern rectangular label reads ‘Z 2710 A’
Event Date 25/10/2012
Author: maa