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Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0002-0006   CAS 1998-0002-0006; Headband / shell lei
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband / shell lei
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shells; Cotton string; Commercial cordage
Description Circular head band consisting of small cone-shaped brown and white shells which are strung together on white string into small circlets of 6 shells each; The individual circlets are then strung onto length of thick commercial cordage whose ends are tied together, forming a continuous band.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.5, Max Diam = 23.0