arm-ornament;
dance-ornament
- Museum number
- Oc.9947
- Description
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White shell, perforated at each end, used as an arm ornament in dances.
- Dimensions
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Height: 4 centimetres
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Width: 9 centimetres
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Depth: 5 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Christy collection registration slip, 1876:
Mangaia, Hervey Islands.
White shell, pierced at each end. "Used formerly at Mangaia for night dances. The upper part of the arm (on which the shell was worn) being tattooed all black shewed off to advantage the whitenefs of the shell." W.W. Gill [as written on attached original label]
"Used formerly in Mangaia"
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One of two items numbered Christy 9947. (Other is Venezuelan vase and lid, recorded on Slip only).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1876
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc.9947
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Oc1876C1.19947 (old CDMS no.)
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Miscellaneous number: Oc1876C1118.7