Solomon Islander. Ornament (Ulute or Papafita). Shell, pigment, 1 1/4 x 1 9/16 in. (3.1 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 40.921. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.40.921.jpg)
Solomon Islander. Ornament (Ulute or Papafita). Shell, pigment, 1 1/4 x 1 9/16 in. (3.1 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 40.921. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.40.921_PS5.jpg)
Ornament (Ulute or Papafita)
Arts of the Pacific Islands
CULTURE
Solomon Islander
MEDIUM
Shell, pigment
DIMENSIONS
1 1/4 x 1 9/16 in. (3.1 x 4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER
40.921
CREDIT LINE
Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1940, provenance not yet documented; by 1940, acquired by Julius Carlebach of New York, NY; 1940, purchased from Julius Carlebach by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Shell ornament worn on a string around the neck. White, somewhat elliptical in shape with incised decoration which was blackened. Near the edge are two fringed lines, the fringes being turned inward and those of the two lines alternating. This kind of a line is used in the rest of the decoration. Within this border is a conventionalized frigate bird design, the heads of two birds being shown in profile with conventional extension of the wings. The third bird is highly conventionalized without any evidence of a head. There is a hole perforated in the top of the disc for suspension.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Solomon Islander. Ornament (Ulute or Papafita). Shell, pigment, 1 1/4 x 1 9/16 in. (3.1 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 40.921. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.40.921.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.40.921.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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