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Chaplet Chaplet

Wreath of twelve gold-foil leaves attached to a ring of copper, found on the mummified man Montsuef, excavated by A.H. Rhind: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Early Roman Period, c. 9 BC

Chaplet Chaplet

Chaplet or hei pupu made of shells that fell during the great cyclone of March 1889, worn on the head or the hat by both sexes: Polynesian, from Raiatea, Society Islands

Ornament, head Ornament, head

Head ornament (eahlie) made of gum tree shavings, worn at ceremonial dances: Australasia, Australia, Western Australia, Pilbara, Sherlock River, probably Ngarluma, late 19th century

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