Personal Accessory
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Summary
: E4517
: World Cultures
: Personal Accessory
: A small ear scoop with sinnet string and a tassel of fibre. The scoop is thin oblong, smoothed, polished, with rounded ends and made of wood. At the top, twisted fibre cord loops through a hole. Knotted at one end, whilst the other end loops through a small ring, which is atop a tassel of fibre (frayed, of a darker shade, strands clumped together). the tassel is about the same length as the scoop.
Current Location
: Solomon Islands, Oceania / Melanesia, Pacific: Solomon Islands, Oceania / Melanesia, Pacific
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: Papua New Guinea, Oceania / Melanesia, Pacific: [Article] Graebner, Fritz. 1909. Volkerkunde der Santa Cruz Inseln. Ethnologica. I