Ornament
This nose ring is from the Santa Cruz islands and is made from prestigious turtleshell. This material has the advantage of being tough but can be carved. It was worn to adorn the nose of a high status individual
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 71/1924/8
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Personal ornament
- Collection Area Region
- MELAN
- Material
- turtleshell
- Common Name
- ornament
- Simple Name
- ring
- Production County
- Santa Cruz Islands
- Production Country
- Solomon Islands
- Production Year High
- 1912
