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Nameahu parau (face plate)
ProductionUnknown; 1700s; Tahiti
Classificationheaddresses
Materialsmother of pearl, sennit, turtle shell
Materials Summary coconut fibre (sennit) ; pearl shell (Pinctada magaritifera); Frigate bird (Fregata magnificens); Turtle shell (Chelonia mydas); White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Registration NumberFE000336/2
Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912