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Head-band made of fibre cord, with an ornament at the centre consisting of a disc of white cone shell (the convex side as the exterior). This has overlays of decreasing size - a 'star' shaped piece of turtle-shell, then a disc of white shell, then another lighter brown turtle-shell disc (or possibly coconut shell) with a serrated edge, then a disc of white shell. All are connected by fibre cord theaded through holes in their centres. The knot of the cord is visible on the exterior centre. The network fibre band is also attached with this fibre. At each end of the fibre band is a knotted a fibre cord to act as ties.
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