Breast ornament

Description

Breast ornament or kap-kap made from a piece of turtle shell cut to represent a stylized frigate bird, and attached to a ground shell disc: Melanesian, Santa Cruz Islands, early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1922.664

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Breast ornament, Kap-kap

Production information

Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Melanesia

Date

Early 20th century

Materials

Turtle-shell, Shell

Physical description

Turtle shell cut to represent a stylized frigate bird, attached to a ground shell disc

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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