| Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0002-0015 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments |
| Object Name |
Headband |
| Culture |
Micronesian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Federated States of Micronesia |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Yap |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Western Caroline Islands |
| Maker's Name |
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| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1945 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Shell: Conus; Plant fiber; Dye |
| Description |
Headband composed of single strand of conus shells attached to flat, plant fiber band; Band composed of parallel strips of undyed fiber wrapped with green dyed fibers forming a chevron-like pattern; Shells have had a hole drilled into the narrow end and and thus sewn to the band adjacent to one another. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = ca. 7.5, Thickness = 1.2, Length = ca. 28.0 |