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Napkin Ring

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

FE008483; Napkin Ring; Cook Islands Maori

FE008483; Napkin Ring; Fibre; Cook Islands

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item details

NameNapkin Ring

ProductionCook Islands

Classificationnapkin rings

Materialsplant fibre, dye

Materials Summary Kāka'o, Fernland Reed, Miscanthus floridulus

Dimensions34mm, 52mm

Registration NumberFE008483

Credit lineGift of Mrs E. M. Paterson, 1954

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Category

Made of: plant fibre
dye
Type of: napkin rings
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Cook Islands Māori

Place

Made in: Cook Islands