Breastplate
Chest ornaments such as this breastplate were worn by chiefs and men of high status on important occasions. They were made from a highly polished pearl shell surrounded by pieces of whale ivory, which was highly valued in Fiji.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- E1236
- Collection Class
- Ethnography
- Material
- Whale teeth, bone, pearl shell
- Common Name
- breastplate
- Simple Name
- breastplate
- Production Country
- Fiji
- Production Date
- 150 years old
