Accession No
Z 6714
Description
Ornament - Carved circular turtle shell breast ornament mounted on circular clam shell disk. Worn by men [from catalogue card].
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 6714
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Tortoise-shell; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Head or chest ornament formed of a disc of tridacna shell pierced in its centre, to which a thin disc of turtle shell carved in openwork with a length of twisted plant fibre.
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Carved circular turtle shell breast ornament mounted on circular clam shell disk. Worn by men [from catalogue card].
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: maa
FM:268029
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