head-ornament
- Museum number
- Oc1842,0126.12
- Description
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Head ornament made of a barkcloth backing onto which are sewn spirals of white nerita shells with their backs cut off, interspersed with black coral beads and a looped cord attached to one end.
- Production date
- 19thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Length: 8.50 inches (from original registration)
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Width: 4.25 inches (from original registration)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1842
- Acquisition notes
- Extracts from the British and Medieval Register 1757-1878: 'Presented by R. Brinsley Hinds, Esq, R.N., 44 Bernard Street'
Possibly collected on the voyage of HMS Sulphur 1838-1842
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1842,0126.12