Carved shell
MediumShell
Dimensions4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Object numberC 1290
DescriptionRound white iridescent scallop shell, with the top carved into a picture. Depicts Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, with Mary holding the baby Jesus on a donkey, and Joseph leading them. They are pictured in front of a palm tree. They are framed by carved horizontal and vertical lines, inside of carved circles at the edges. The underside of the shell remains in its natural state.On View
Not on viewCollections
early 20th century
early 1900s
New Guinea
