Ornament (Kapkap), 19th or early 20th century. Cone shell, tortoise shell, fiber string, 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.99. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.99_bw.jpg)
Ornament (Kapkap), 19th or early 20th century. Cone shell, tortoise shell, fiber string, 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.99. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.87.218.99_PS5.jpg)
Ornament (Kapkap)
Arts of the Pacific Islands
MEDIUM
Cone shell, tortoise shell, fiber string
DATES
19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm) (show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS
Paper labels glued to the back read "Beasley Coll" "Br 836" "Admiralty Group 3061B" under it reads "Br 836" written in black ink directly on the shell
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER
87.218.99
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Hair ornament (kap-kap) made of brown-spotted, white shell disc incised with crosshatched triangles along outer top edge. Attached to it by long fiber string through center hold is very thin smaller tortoiseshell disc with center circle and X-motif, as well as simple but fine radiating foliate openwork pattern.
From catalogue cards:
Ornament ("kap-kap"); white shell disc (with brown spots) incised with crosshatched triangles along outer top edge. Very thin tortoiseshell disc tied on through center hole with long fiber string to the front of the white shell disc. Tortoiseshell is openwork in simple but fine radiating foliate pattern with X motif in center circle.
Condition: Good except that one band of tortoiseshell openwork is broken. Paper labels glued to back: "Beasley Collection," "Br 836," and "Admiralty Group 3061B"
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Ornament (Kapkap), 19th or early 20th century. Cone shell, tortoise shell, fiber string, 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.99. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.99_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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