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Object Number
2018.8.2
Display Title
Shell disk ornament, "dala"
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell disk ornament, "dala"; carved with double circles of triangles and human figures on one side; cross with four arms of equal length and triangles around the edge on reverse
Inventory Description
Shell disk, round, etched in black on both sides, triangles surrounding circumference, opposite figures with raised arms, other side with triangular pattern around edge, central cross pattern, one punctated hole
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1968 or earlier
Culture
- Solomon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita
Materials
Shell , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 × 8.4 × 0.4 cm (3 1/4 × 3 5/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2018.8.2
Credit Line
Gift of Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD, a member of the Anthropological and Medical Expedition to the Solomon Islands, 1968
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD
(1968)
Donor
Donated by
Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD
(3/29/18)
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