La'oniasi pendant

Description:
La'oniasi, incised clamshell pendant, with design of two frigate birds. The shell is ground on a stone,the design is cut with teeth or flint, then stained with black putty nut, or ashes or dye from a tree berry. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This digital image is a surrogate of an i... MelanesiaSolomon IslandsOceaniaPacific IslandsMalaita (Solomon Islands)
Display date:
September 1979
Location:
Solomon Islands
Format:
image
Collections:
Digital Public Library of America
Contributors:
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Content partner:
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Availability:
Not specified
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