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. The Qato ni Taba is decorated across most of the exterior surface with a row of zigzag patterns that create twelve triangles. There is also a pattern that alternates between a plain triangle and two patterned triangles with vertical incisions, dark brown in colour. There are four plain triangles in total, and eight patterned triangles in total. There are crimson coloured markings visible across the exterior surface of the Qato ni Taba.

Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

armlet (English)

Place
Fiji
Other Id

14829.3 (ethnology)

O133 (Edge-Partington)

Department

Pacific

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ornament, 14829.3, O133, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 26 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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