Parau e honu (face plate)

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Name Parau e honu (face plate)

ProductionUnknown; 1700s; Tahiti

Classificationheaddresses

Materialsmother of pearl, fibre, sennit

Materials Summary sennit (cocos nucifera); pearl shell (Pinctada magaritifera); Mussel shell (Atrina Vexillum)

DimensionsOverall: 280mm (width), 190mm (height)

Registration NumberFE000336/3

Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912

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