Qato ni Taba

human history

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.

Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

armlet (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Tohu Tuakiri Kē

14829.3 (ethnology)

O133 (Edge-Partington)

Wāhanga

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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