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Tuvalu

Necklace 2001-02

Cowrie shell | RCIN 200067

Tuvalu

Necklace 2001-02

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Description

A pair of garlands made from white cowrie shells interspersed with smaller brown shells

Provenance

Presented to Queen Elizabeth II as a Golden Jubilee gift, 2002
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Tuvalu
(place of production)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Cowrie shell

cowrie shell
Groupings
Category
Gems & Jewellery
Object type(s)
animals
shells (animal)
Places

Place of Production

Tuvalu

Featured in

HM the Queen jokes with local children who stand with their backs to camera and wearing white dresses. The Queen attended the Harris Agricultural Show during her one day visit to Montserrat in the West Indies.

Past
Exhibition

Exhibition

Queen and Commonwealth: The Royal Tour: Buckingham Palace

Gifts received by The Queen from the Commonwealth

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