Kapkap

Language: Austronesian
Language: Austronesian
Breast jewellery

Shell disc = thinly polished disc of Tridacna gigas with an openwork tortoiseshell overlay; worn as a chest, head or belt ornament by men on ceremonial occasions, e.g. "malanggan" funerals; the larger and finer the overlay, the more valuable and the higher the prestige of the wearer.

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
New Ireland
Object type
Schmuck
Dimensions
D 14 cm, D decorative disc 8 cm
Material/Technique
seashell, tortoise shell, Plant fibre
Polished, perforated
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 52

Provenance and sources

where
Papua-Neuguinea, Neu-Irland
who
uns nicht bekannt - Role not clarified
Description
Supplement to the location: New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea and is located in the Bismarck Archipelago.

when
before September 1909
where
Papua-Neuguinea, Neu-Irland
who
Wahnes, Carl - Owners
Description
Supplement to the location: New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea and is located in the Bismarck Archipelago.

when
29.06.1953
where
Mainz
who
Schneider, Edith - Sellers
Description
E. Schneider (Neu-Isenburg) sold eight properties to JGU Mainz.

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