Tema (breast ornament)

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NameTema (breast ornament)

ProductionUnknown; circa 1870; Santa Cruz Islands

Classificationornaments, breastplates

Materialsshell (animal material), turtle shell, glass, plant fibre

DimensionsOverall: 185mm (length), 185mm (diameter)

Registration NumberFE000734

Credit lineGift of Alexander Turnbull, 1913

Tema (breast ornament) | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa