Name/Title
Black Lip Pearl ShellEntry/Object ID
1973.117.001Description
Black Lip Pearl, Pacific Islands, late 18th- early19th c.
-these large shells were used for making various tools: scrapers, fish hooks, blades
-another common use in Tahiti was for making ceremonial breastplates-- the outer edge was serated and bone or ivory was placed in the center and then tied with fiber or hair around the neckCollection
Ethnographic CollectionMade/Created
Notes
Date: late 18th/early 19th c.