Shell rings

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Eleven shell rings of differing sizes from the Solomon Islands. Possibly ancestral skull decorations.
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Object detail

Maker
Media/Materials
Shell.
Measurements
Part 1 - 50mm diameter [verified].
Part 2 - 40mm diameter [verified].
Part 3 - 38mm diameter [verified].
Part 4 - 32mm diameter [verified].
Part 5 - 27mm diameter [verified].
Part 6 - 26mm diameter [verified].
Part 7 - 22mm diameter [verified].
Part 8 - 22mm diameter [verified].
Part 9 - 22mm diameter [verified].
Part 10 - 20mm diameter [verified].
Part 11 - 20mm diameter [verified].
Production place
Solomon Islands
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/100/49.1-11

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