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Kapkap |
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Region:
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Melanesia
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CCountry:
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Solomon Islands
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Island Group or Local Origin:
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Santa Cruz
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Category:
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Personal Adornment, Jewelry
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Size:
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4 1/2 "
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| Kapkaps are worn by chiefs to signify their high status in the community. This contemporary piece has an abstract pattern worked in turtle shell laid over a finely polished and shaped fosilized tridachna shell. | ||
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