breastplate

Description:
six plates of whale tooth ivory form border, four pieces of whale ivory inlaid with pearl shell including two birds and two stars. illustrated in 'Polynesian Artifacts' pl. 61, also in 'The Art of Melanesia', QEII Arts Council.
Display date:
Made: Unknown; Acquired: 04 Jul 1950
Location:
Pacific
Collections:
Auckland Museum Collections Online
Content partner:
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Availability:
Not specified
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Auckland Museum Collections
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira