Civa Vonovono
Civa Vonovono. Breast ornament. The Civa Vonovono is constructed from composite materials. A circular base of off-white sui ni tovuto (whale bone) has been serrated around the edges and polished smooth. A wheel design has been applied to the top surface of the sui ni tovuto using dark iridescent coloured civa (mother of pearl shell) in a circular shape placed at its centre with smaller rectangular cut pieces emanating around its perimeter are secured with metal nails. Wa ni kaukamea (metal wire) adorns the outer rim of the wheel and a fluted central piece of sui ni tovuto is inlaid. Brown-coloured wa ni magimagi (cord of coconut sennit) is suspended from the civa vonovono with holes drilled at upper areas of the civa vonovono and secured further with copper wiring.
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Breastplate (English)
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- Fiji
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14867 (ethnology)
O202 (Edge-Partington)
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- Display Room
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