Necklace of pipi shells & money cowrie & rito.
date: label: Accession Date
content: 17 Feb 2017
label: Collection Date
content: 2010
name: label: Collector
content: Jean T. Chapman-Mason
label: Donor Name
content: Jean T. Chapman-Mason
notes: label: Notes
content: Donor describes this as a "necklace of 4 pipi shells (Pinctada maculata? (a naturally occurring oyster in Tongareva (Penrhyn) lagoon) with 38 money cowrie (pore'o tea) attached to them by undyed rito thread. These are then attached to dyed rito fibers of yellow, orange and green which are from commercial, imported dyes." "Bought from Trade Expo during Te Maeva Nui celebration time on Rarotonga."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Aug 2016
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Cook Islands Maori
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2069807
label: USNM Number
content: E433816-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Necklace
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 27 cm
label: Width
content: 22 cm
label: Height
content: 4 cm