Chaplet

Description

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

Museum reference

A.1895.348

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Chaplet, Hei pupu

Production information

Raiatea, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia

Materials

Shell

Physical description

Shells

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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