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Hei Upo'o

human history
  • Other Name

    Hatband (English)

  • Description

    Hei Upo'o. Hatband. Consisting of multiple land snail pūpū, white with pink/orange coloured tips, as well as purple/brown coloured pūpū. The pūpū are bored and threaded onto cotton thread, which are wrapped and possibly sewn into a cotton thread base.

  • Place
    Raiatea Island/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific [Tahiti]/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Date
    01 Jan 1910
  • Other Id

    12518 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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Images

  • ornament; 12518; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 12518; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 12518; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 12518; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 12518
  • ornament; 12518
  • ornament; 12518
  • ornament; 12518

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