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Catalog Number CAS 0281-0029   CAS 0281-0029; 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; Commercial cloth; Thread
Description Headband worn by women in their hair; Small pink, white, and pale purple shells are pierced and strung on white thread and then wrapped around core of commercial cloth strips whose ends have been sewn together to form a continuous loop.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 24.0, Length = 2.5