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'ei (shell necklace)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

FE008675; 'ei (shell necklace); Cook Islands Maori ; view 1

FE008675; 'ei (shell necklace); Cook Islands Maori ; view 2; detail

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item details

Name'ei (shell necklace)

ProductionCook Islands

Classificationnecklaces

Materialsshell (animal material)

DimensionsOverall: 1390mm (length)

Registration NumberFE008675

Credit lineGift of Erskine College, 1986

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Category

Intended for: presentations
Made of: shell (animal material)
Type of: necklaces
Depicts: Necklaces
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Cook Islands Māori

Place

Made in: Cook Islands
Influenced by: Cook Islands

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Erskine College