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'ei

human history
  • Other Name

    neck ornament (English)

  • Description

    'Ei. Neck ornament. Consisting of small white coloured shells with pink tips and black pearls. The shells and pearls have been bored and threaded onto nylon wire. They have also been arranged to form a pattern consisting of between 90 to 100 white coloured shells with pink coloured tips that alternate with a single black pearl. There is a total of six black pearls.

  • Place
    Mangareva/Gambier Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    2019.28.1
  • Accession Date
    05 Feb 2019
  • Department

    Pacific

'ei, 2019.28.1, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • 'ei, 2019.28.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • 'ei, 2019.28.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • 'ei, 2019.28.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • 'ei, 2019.28.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • 'ei, 2019.28.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • 'ei, 2019.28.1, Cultural Permissions Apply

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