i Taube Qele

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i Taube Qele. Clay bead necklace. Mottled black and brown and red-brown colours due to the firing process. Glazed with possibly makadre (resin/gum of the Dakua tree). This necklace is made up of two sets of star shaped beads, five cylindrical and ribbed beads. String is some kind of nylon.

Accession number: 2004.78.27 Last Update: 13 May 2025
Other Name

clay necklace (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

2004.78.27

Accession Date

04 Aug 2004

Other Id

56185 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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i Taube Qele; 2004.78.27; 56185; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 01 Feb 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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