Parau Pakuivi (Shoulder shell)

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NameParau Pakuivi (Shoulder shell)

ProductionUnknown; 1700s; Tahiti

Classificationheaddresses

Materialsfeather, sennit, mother of pearl

Materials Summary sennit (cocos nucifera); pearl shell (Pinctada magaritifera); Polynesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula aurorae)

DimensionsOverall: 215mm (width), 173mm (height)

Registration NumberFE000336/5

Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912

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