Arm ornament

Description

Arm or leg dance ornament of shells attached to a fibre base: Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, 18th century

Museum reference

A.UC.386

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Arm ornament, Leg ornament

Production information

Unknown
Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia

Date

18th century

Style / Culture

Hawaiian

Materials

Shell, Fibre

Physical description

Shells fastened in rows to a netted ground

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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