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1989.47.25

Breast ornament (Kapkap); elongated oval shell with turtleshell overlay carved into openwork designs. Nassa shell tied to centre with a piece of plant fibre string. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/11/2005]

1989.47.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Breast ornament (Kapkap); elongated oval shell with turtleshell overlay carved into openwork designs. Nassa shell tied to centre with a piece of plant fibre string. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Melanesia
Oceania > Melanesia
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Unknown Source
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1989
Date collected
By 1989
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 1989
Materials and processes
Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Overlay, Process Carved, Process Openwork, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length 97 mm, Width: max 52 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1989.47.25

Search terms: Ornament, Figure, Breast Ornament