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Shoulder shell

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

item details

NameShoulder shell
ProductionUnknown; 1700s; Tahiti
Classificationheaddresses
Materialsfeather, sennit, turtle shell, mother of pearl
Materials Summary sennit (cocos nucifera); pearl shell (Pinctada magaritifera); Turtle shell (Chelonia mydas); Frigate bird (Fregata magnificens);
DimensionsOverall: 215mm (width), 173mm (height)
Registration NumberFE000336/5
Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912