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Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0012-0002   CAS 1998-0012-0002; Headband / shell lei
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband / shell lei
Culture Micronesian: Marshallese
Global Region Oceania
Country Marshall Islands
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae); Seeds; Monofilament line
Description Head band made entirely of white cowrie shells and small gray onion-shaped seeds, strung in an intricate pattern on monofilament.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.2, Max Diam = 21.0