ahu parau (chest apron) by Unknown | saved.works

ahu parau (chest apron) by Unknown

ahu parau (chest apron)

Unknown; 1700s; Tahiti

mother of pearl, plant fibre

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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A chest apron made of wood and mother of pearl, with a curved wooden top and a densely packed, shimmering mother of pearl lower section. FE000336/1 Gift of Lord St Oswald, 1912

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apron mother of pearl wood asymmetrical balance curved top edge horizontal rows frontal view textile ornamental object cultural artifact tan brown

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