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View full screenChief's necklet of sinnet, human hair and whale bone, some of the pendants representing stool tops and testicles, both of which symbolize attributes of rank and virility: Polynesian, from Mangaia, Cook Islands, 18th century
A.UC.352
Mangaia, Cook Islands, Polynesia
18th century
Sinnet, Whale ivory, Human hair
Sinnet, human hair and whale ivory