Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Chest Ornament (Tema)

CultureNdeni people
Titles
  • Chest Ornament (Tema)
Date1880–1890
PlaceNendo (Santa Cruz) Island, Solomon Islands
MediumGiant clam shell, turtle shell, stone, animal teeth, glass, and plant fiber
Dimensions6 1/2 x 3/8 in. (16.5 x 1cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment
Object number88.1
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
Exposé

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ProvenanceEnglish ship captain's collection, New Caledonia, by 1890; by descent to his heirs, New Zealand; private collection, US by 1987; [John Buxton, Shango Galleries, Dallas, by 1987]; purchased by MFAH, 1987.

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