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Chest or forehead ornament (kapkap), from Malaita, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, possibly 19th to 20th century. D: 13.2cm. - Consists of a disc of white shell (giant clam - tridacna) overlaid with an openwork disc of turtle-shell, usually secured with vegetable fibre thread. The discs are often attached to plaited fibre head-bands.
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART307657
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3072px × 2303px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
20th century CE
Jewelry
Melanesian Cultures
Shell
Solomon Islands Culture
Tortoise shell