Head-Ornament
Head-Ornament
Object name: Head-Ornament
Date: 1800-1900
Dimensions:
745 mm (inner circ.)
Medium: Shell, vegetable fibre, bark
Object number: C12629
DescriptionHead ornament of 33 white natica shells. Similar headdresses formed part of the Tuiga headdress worn by a Taupou or manaia - young women and men of title who served ceremonial roles on behalf of a chief in Samoa.
Culture: Oceania