Qato ni Taba

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Qato ni Taba. Armlet. Made from Trochus shell, circular in shape, and mostly a pearly off-white in colour. There are crimson and brown coloured markings across an area of the Qato ni Taba. The Qato ni Taba is decorated across the exterior surface with seven groups of four dark brown coloured incisions, both vertically placed as well as incised at an angle.There is another group of five decoratively incised lines, dark brown in colour, and vertically placed.

Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Armlet (English)

Place
Fiji
Other Id

14829.1 (ethnology)

O133 (Edge-Partington)

Department

Pacific

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ornament, 14829.1, O133, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 26 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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