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