Grave ornament consisting of shell grille carved from giant clam shell

Made:
1701-1910
Grave ornament consisting of shell grille carved from giant

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Grave ornament consisting of shell grille carved from giant
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Grave ornament consisting of shell grille carved from giant clam shell, comb-shaped and pierced, from Rubiana, Solomon Islands, 1701-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A40181
Materials:
shell
Measurements:
overall: 135 mm x 106 mm x 9 mm, .134 kg
type:
grave ornaments
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)