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Chest ornament
Disc shell of the Tridacna Gigas (Reichard 1933: 99-107). Also called baptismal font shell.This chest or head ornament was worn by leaders as a symbol of clan strength. This jewelry was worn on the forehead or chest.
Type of item
- Object Type: pectoral
- pectoral
- Pectoral
Date
- voor 1957
Medium
- Material: vegetable origin fibres
- Material: shell
- plant material
- shell (animal material)
- Seashell
- Plant fiber
Type of item
- Object Type: pectoral
- pectoral
- Pectoral
Date
- voor 1957
Medium
- Material: vegetable origin fibres
- Material: shell
- plant material
- shell (animal material)
- Seashell
- Plant fiber
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 1957
Provenance
- 1957-12-17
- Legaat
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/86466
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- ambergris
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z