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Wooden head or neck ornament inlaid with discs of mother-of-pearl
Wooden head or neck ornament inlaid with discs of mother-of-pearl
Object Number 2004.24.14404
Display Title Wooden head or neck ornament inlaid with discs of mother-of-pearl
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden head or neck oranament inlaid with discs of mother-of-pearl (See X-file 99-12) Tuamoto Island (Polynesia). Cat. No. 99-12-70/53778
Subject
  • Inlaid
  • Pearl
  • Ornament
  • Wood
  • Head
  • Neck
  • Jewelry
Department Photographic
Date 1936
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Tuamotu-Gambier / Tuamotu
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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