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Object Number
00-8-70/55559
Display Title
Shell ornament for head or hair
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headband, woven plant fiber band with black and white shells sewn one side
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Marshall Islands
Materials
Plant fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 27.5 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm (10 13/16 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
55559
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55558 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55560 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55562 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55533 | Shell head ornament |
Headband
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55558.1 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 39-17-70/1120 | Shell headband ("kayun"). Worn by all well dressed young men over braided hair |
Headband
|
Sanke Doek
| |
| 76-51-70/11011 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 08-8-70/73020 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Likiep Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55452 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55455 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55451 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 96-25-70/49492 | Shell head ornament |
Headband
|
Queensland
|