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human history
  • Other Name

    Neck ornament (English)

  • Description

    Hei. Neck ornament. Consisting of pink, purple, and white coloured spiral shaped land snail pūpū (shells). The pūpū are bored and are threaded onto cotton string. The threaded pūpū are then woven around, and possibly sewn into a cloth fabric base.

  • Place
    Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1918.71
  • Accession Date
    1918
  • Other Id

    8880 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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Images

  • ornament; 1918.71; 8880; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 1918.71; 8880; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 1918.71; 8880; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 1918.71; 8880; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 1918.71; 8880; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 8880; 1918.71
  • ornament; 8880; 1918.71
  • ornament; 8880; 1918.71

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