Date of use
1901 - 1950
Place of use
D'Entrecasteaux-szigetcsoport (New Guinea -> Melanesia -> Australia and Oceania)
Date of collection
1932
Place of collection
D'Entrecasteaux-szigetcsoport (New Guinea -> Melanesia -> Australia and Oceania)
Description
Növényi rostból font szalagra varrt, vöröses színű kaloumwa kagylókorongokból álló nyaklánc. Medálként conuscsiga karika díszíti, melyről apró piros gyöngysorokból álló dísz lóg. Végén buna csiga (tojás kauri). Kula tárgy.
'Kapweisi is a band covered in large diameter red shell discs of kaloumwa shell. Together (disznóagyarral) they
make a very high value Veguwa used throughout the Kula Trade Cycle. Also included is a Buna shell – a chiefly attribute'. Dixon - Dobu cikk
Material
Dimensions
Width x Length: 4.8 x 66 cm
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