CultureMalaiti people
Titles
- Head Ornament (kapkap)
Date1908–1912
PlaceMalaita Island, Solomon Islands
MediumGiant clam shell, turtle shell, stone and shell beads, and plant
Dimensions5 1/4 x 5/8 x 4 3/4in. (13.3 x 1.6 x 12.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number86.412
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1880–1890
Giant clam shell, turtle shell, stone, animal teeth, glass, and plant fiber
88.1
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1935–1962
Wood, shells, hair, tusks, clay, plant fiber, and paint
62.33
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1940
Tridacna shell, black pigment, and plant fiber
96.945
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
89.258
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1915–1920
Wood (alstonia, villosa), paint, opercula shells (Turbo petholatus)
89.260
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
90.407.2
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
90.407.1
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1870–1900
Wood, cowrie shells, and pigment
2011.1028
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1973
Wood, pigment, rafia, and shells
73.181
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Wood, conus shell, and paint
61.56