ornament
human history
Hair ornament. Consisting of bundles of curly, thick, short, dark brown and black coloured rouru (hair) bundled together using threads of coconut sennit. These bundles are interwoven into a base, comprised of a thick woven braid made of coconut sennit, with a loop at each end of the woven base. Plant fibres are visible in a couple of bundles of rouru. A small piece of cotton thread is wrapped around the base.
Accession number: 1931.533 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
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1931.533
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19 Oct 1931
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16800 (ethnology)
3278 (Bishop Museum)
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