Lot Essay
Biebuyck records that such headbands were worn by women, who were often buried with such ornaments
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FAU, ELLICE ISLANDS
Details
A Micronesian shell headband
fau, Ellice Islands
The pale coffee-coloured nautica shells pierced and bound in two rows to pandanus leaf strip by twisted fibre
21cm. diam.
fau, Ellice Islands
The pale coffee-coloured nautica shells pierced and bound in two rows to pandanus leaf strip by twisted fibre
21cm. diam.
Literature
Biebuyck, D., and Van den Abbeele, N., The Power of Headdresses, Brussels, 1984, p.242, Pl.194