Ear Ornament
67-5-82
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 67-5-82 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Shell | Glass | Tooth |
Description | Ear plug ornaments (efo). Of tridacna shell. All these are heirlooms. Now decorated with imported glass beads and fruit bats' teeth (a form of currency). See Bernatzik, Owa Raha (1936), Abb. 55, 56. Given by More of Santa Catalina Is. |
Thickness | 1 cm |
Outside Diameter | 6 cm |
Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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