DKH01-054_temgwayn - Temgwayn ‘Kina shell decoration’
- Description:
- This string figure represents temgwayn - the kina shell decoration which is hung from the neck and used in dancing. Shell decorations are passed down from one generation to another, and used to be valuable gifts given to or received from people from other groups. In past times they were also used as important decorations during the female initiation ritual, which took place at a girl’s first me...
- Display date:
- 2018
- Collections:
- Paradisec Catalog
- Content partner:
- Paradisec
- Availability:
- Not specified
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