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Object Number 2004.24.2644
Display Title Man with tortoise shell ear ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description Man with tortoise shell ear ornaments
Subject
  • Rural
  • Man
  • Expedition
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Ear ornaments of shell beads and tortoise shell
99-12-70/53638 Ear ornaments of shell beads and tortoise shell
Earring
Federated States of Micronesia
Ear ornaments of tortoise shell
96-25-70/49411 Ear ornaments of tortoise shell
Ornament
Papua New Guinea
Image Not Available for Close-up of tortoise shell ornaments and apron decorated with hanging ornaments worn by !Ghia (second wife of "Old ≠Gao" from Band 10)
2001.29.23297 Close-up of tortoise shell ornaments and apron decorated with hanging ornaments worn by !Ghia (second wife of "Old ≠Gao" from Band 10)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Close-up of tortoise shell ornaments and apron decorated with hanging ornaments worn by !Ghia (second wife of "Old ≠Gao" from Band 10) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29075 Close-up of tortoise shell ornaments and apron decorated with hanging ornaments worn by !Ghia (second wife of "Old ≠Gao" from Band 10) (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
incised shell ear disk ornaments pair
2004.24.31839 incised shell ear disk ornaments pair
Holmul
Image Not Available for Close-up of woman's chest showing tortoise shell and bead ornaments
2001.29.22572 Close-up of woman's chest showing tortoise shell and bead ornaments
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Shell ear ornaments
08-36-70/74345 Shell ear ornaments
Earring
Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto
Image Not Available for Close-up of woman's chest showing tortoise shell and bead ornaments
2001.29.28559 Close-up of woman's chest showing tortoise shell and bead ornaments
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man's ear ornaments
19-43-70/D1291 Man's ear ornaments
Ornament
Borneo
Borneo
6 pair ear ornaments, shell
10-58-30/82757 6 pair ear ornaments, shell
Raw Material
Earring
British Guiana
Guyana
Shell ear ornaments
23-7-10/A5637 Shell ear ornaments
Ornament
Poncho House
Ear ornaments from altar of mound 3
2004.24.1648 Ear ornaments from altar of mound 3
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26