Te nikabono
human history
Te nikabono. Conus shell ornament. This nouo (conus shell) is cut from the base and ground into a flat disc perforated near the edge for ornamental suspension. The surface of the outward facing side of the nouo is convex and smooth with the natural spiralled ridges of the shell showing on the underside. The nouo is yellowed, off-white in colour with slight darker speckling on the outer surface.
Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 12 Jul 2019
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- Other Name
Neck ornament of conus shell (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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- Accession Number
1936.295
- Accession Date
1936
- Other Id
24113.5 (ethnology)
213 (Maude Collection)
32 (Number on object)
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- Display Room
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