Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0012-0002 | |
| 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 | |