Title / object name Breastplate
| Maker | Role | Date |
| Preston, Alan | maker/artist | 1987 |
Medium Summary mother of pearl, gold lipped oyster shell , tortoiseshell, 'afa (cocoanut husk fibre), vau (hibiscus bark fibre)
Materials mother of pearl, oyster shell, tortoise shell
| Dimensions |
| Image | 31 (Height) x 585 (Length) x 205 (Width/Depth) mm |
Classification jewellery, necklaces, artifacts
Technique cutting, polishing, jewellery making
Section Art
Registration Number 1993-0038-40
Credit LineGift of the Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 1993.
'I give thanks to the people of the Pacific and their ancestors. Their traditions together with mine are a source of ideas and inspiration for my comments about a new Oceania.'
Alan Preston
Bone Stone Shell: New Jewellery New Zealand. Catalogue, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Crafts Council of New Zealand. Wellington, 1988