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Object Number
46-78-70/2448
Display Title
Mourning mask, or pearl oyster shell gorget or breast plate
Descriptions
Object Description
Mourning mask, or pearl oyster shell gorget or breast plate, originally hung by a sling of human hair
Inventory Description
Ornament, large mother of pearl shell, semicircular, iridescent buff, brown edge
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Windward Islands
/
Tahiti
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Hervey Island
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Hervey Island
Materials
Mother of pearl, Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 15.9 x 18 x 4.4 cm (6 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-70/2448 / South Sea / Ornament for breast / 142; 2.50
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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