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Head ornament, uhikana
Object Number 99-12-70/53588
Display Title Head ornament, uhikana
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Uhikana
Object Description Head ornament. See Reproductions and Catalogues for more info.
Inventory Description Headband, shell with carved tortoise shell overlay, fishhook head and linear des
Classification
  • Headband
Department Ethnographic
Date pre 1841
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Marquesas Islands, Nuku Hiva
Materials Mother of pearl Fiber Turtle shell Bast Coconut fiber
Dimensions Overall: 32 × 15.9 × 2 cm (12 5/8 × 6 1/4 × 13/16 in.) Storage: 67.3101 × 31.1151 × 5.3975 cm (26 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53588
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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