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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 63.—Pearl-shell breast ornament (British Mus., 9945): a, front view with inner surface of pearl shell (1); hinge part cut off straight and drilled with four holes near edge; height, 125 mm.; greatest width, 144 mm.; width at upper edge, 84 mm.; continuous coils of human-hair braid (2) 2 mm. wide; coil flattened out and each end tied with a few turns of cord (3); length of coil 530 mm.; middle part compressed together for lashing to shell, thickness from below upward 26 mm. and from front…

Figure 63.—Pearl-shell breast ornament (British Mus., 9945): a, front view with inner surface of pearl shell (1); hinge part cut off straight and drilled with four holes near edge; height, 125 mm.; greatest width, 144 mm.; width at upper edge, 84 mm.; continuous coils of human-hair braid (2) 2 mm. wide; coil flattened out and each end tied with a few turns of cord (3); length of coil 530 mm.; middle part compressed together for lashing to shell, thickness from below upward 26 mm. and from front to back 23 mm.; lashing of flat sennit (4); sennit very fine (2 mm. wide); for lashing technique see figure 64. b, back of ornament.

Figure 63.—Pearl-shell breast ornament (British Mus., 9945): a, front view with inner surface of pearl shell (1); hinge part cut off straight and drilled with four holes near edge; height, 125 mm.; greatest width, 144 mm.; width at upper edge, 84 mm.; continuous coils of human-hair braid (2) 2 mm. wide; coil flattened out and each end tied with a few turns of cord (3); length of coil 530 mm.; middle part compressed together for lashing to shell, thickness from below upward 26 mm. and from front to back 23 mm.; lashing of flat sennit (4); sennit very fine (2 mm. wide); for lashing technique see figure 64. b, back of ornament.