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Object Number
970-29-70/4798
Display Title
Male "full moon" decoration ("lao") worn on the forehead, made from a giant clam
Descriptions
Object Description
Male "full moon" decoration ("lao") worn on the forehead, made from a giant clam shell.
Inventory Description
Ornament, white shell disk, incised geometric designs, perforated at edge
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Baelelea village
Materials
Shell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 7.9 x 0.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-29-70/4798
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