Nose Ornament
| Object Number: | 67-5-121 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Solomon Islands Santa Ana, Solomon Islands |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Shell |
| Length: | 4.9 cm |
| Width: | 5.1 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
Description
Of tridacna shell. Same as 67-5-85: unfinished, and broken because man for whom it was being made died. Given by Mafinisau of Gupunak who received it from his mother kaqa who inherited it from her Mo. Name of man for whom it was being made not known. Bird head motif is frigate bird, also bottom has frigate bird tail design.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Year of Data - Living with the Sea: Charting the Pacific (28 Aug 2020) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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