Head-Ornament
Date1800-1900
MediumShell, vegetable fibre, bark
DimensionsObject/Work: 745 mm (inner circ.)
ClassificationsPersonal Ornament
Terms
Object numberC12629
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. On View
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1775-1825
1790-1830
1800-1840
1838-1846
1800-1840
1700-1900
1800-1900