Neck ornament

human history

Ornament worn at the throat. Base is coiled leaf fibre secured with rolled string. Nassa shell attached around outer edge. Red cotton fragments attached at back and front. A length of dyed-blue fabric also attached.

Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Dec 2025
Wāhi
New Britain/Bismarck Archipelago/New Guinea (PRE 1975)
Rā Tāpiringa

1878

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

11411 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API