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Breast Ornament (Tema)
Santa Cruz
19th–20th century
Object Place: Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands
Medium/Technique
Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) shell disk with turtle shell appliqué of a stylized human figure, fiber
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eric and Esther Fortess in memory of Leo and Lillian Fortess
Accession Number2016.395
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Africa and Oceania
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBetween 1990 and 2002, sold by John Friede, Rye, NY to Leo and Lillian Fortess, Honolulu, HI; by descent, through the Fortess Family Limited Partnership, to their son, Eric Fortess, Newton, MA; 2016, gift of Eric and Esther Fortess to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)