Figure 65.—Pearl-shell breast ornament (British Mus., S.871): a, pearl shell (1) cut straight across well down from hinge; height, 192 mm.; width at upper edge, 209 mm.; greatest width, 212 mm.; 13 holes bored near upper edge, funnel shaped from each surface, outer diameter of holes on inner shell surface being 12 mm.; strip of original outer surface (2) extending along shell rim; coil (3) composed of coir cord (2 mm. thick) and black human hair braid; total length of coil, 490 mm.; lashing (4) of fine sennit (2 mm. wide) dyed black; bone plate (5) forming four-sided figure similar to those in Mangaian necklace (fig. 58) with straight upper edge carrying two lugs pierced from the front back for suspension, and other sides concave, 36 mm. high in middle and 51 mm. in middle width, and 4 mm. thick; second plate (6) much thicker (6 to 11 mm.) with straight upper edge carrying two suspensory lugs pierced from side to side, upper edge 40 mm., lower concave edge 67 mm.; middle vertical height 32 mm.; and end heights, 37 mm. b, lashing of coil to shell in four courses, first course (1) from left to right for all holes, second returning course (2) from right to left with crossing near top front, third course (3) from left to right on right of first course, and last course (4) from right to left to left of second course, c, back of b, showing second crossings on back of coil with same sequence of courses.