Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0002-0016 |
![CAS 2017-0002-0016; Headband](https://monarch.calacademy.org/mnt/image_db/anthro/2017-0002-0016.jpg) |
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 and pink 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. 7.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = ca. 26.0 |