Ornament (Kapkap)
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Caption
Ornament (Kapkap), 19th or early 20th century. Tridacna shell, tortoise shell, fiber string, shell bead, 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3/16 in. (14 x 14 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.98. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.98_bw.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Ornament (Kapkap)
Date
19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Manus Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
Medium
Tridacna shell, tortoise shell, fiber string, shell bead
Classification
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3/16 in. (14 x 14 x 0.5 cm)
Inscriptions
"Papitalai Manus," and in black (also faded): "Papitali [or Tupitalai] Manus auf Bougainville." Also written is "Admiralty Islands Br 475"
Credit Line
Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall
Accession Number
87.218.98
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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