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 Marshallese Handicrafts Jewelry by Dirk H.R. Spennemann |
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Woven hair ornaments are a comparatively new handicraft development. The normal ornaments would have been headbands (wut) made from flowers woven around a solid pandanus core. Later, flowers were substituted by wool. |
Figure 1.
Hair ornament acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 2.
Detail of the item shown at left
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Figure 3.
Shell necklace (left) and armband (right)
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Figure 4.
Detail of the shell necklace shown at left
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Figure 5.
Detail of the shell armband shown in figure 3.
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Figure 6.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 7.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 8.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 9.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 10.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 11.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 12.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 13.
Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 14.
Shell necklace acquired on Majuro Atoll, in 1999
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Figure 13.
Shell necklace acquired on Majuro Atoll, in 1999 (detail of figure 14)
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Figure 14.
Back of shell necklace acquired on Majuro Atoll, in 1999 (detail of figure 14)
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