‘Ei

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‘Ei. Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisting of variegated conus shells of various sizes. The larger variegated conus shells are strung and placed at front of neck ornament. The necklace is separated at four parts with two cowrie shells with yellow rings across their backs. The cowrie shells are threaded in a flat uniform style. The shells are bored and threaded onto nylon wire.

Accession number: 2020.16.7 Last Update: 11 Nov 2021
Other Name

Necklace (English)

Accession Number

2020.16.7

Accession Date

07 Sep 2020

Department

Pacific

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ei, neck ornament, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia, 2020.16.7 Cultural Permissions Apply
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