Bangle

Description
A ceremonial bangle made from giant clam shells. One or two of these bangles would be worn on each arm as a sign of individual wealth.
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Media/Materials
Clam shell.
Production place
Lubok Antu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Collection
N.M. Roe Collection/Iban & Indonesian Collection/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/129/27

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