Hat band ·  Cook Islands, Rarotonga · ID: 3037030

Description

tube of fabric, densely embroidered with tiny shells, mostly white, in some areas in pink or brown, slightly dam.;
contact with other cultures led to the creation and use of the range of hats evident in the Pacific today. Perhaps the earliest and most common introduced new form is the “Panama hat” made from the young leaf of the coconut palm. Colourful and intricate shell hatbands were developed by Pacific Islanders to add interest to the Euroean style heads of the Pacific.

The object Hat band with the object ID 3037030 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 69 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Roger Neich & Fuli Pereira, Pacific Jewelry and Adornment, o.O. 2004, p. 155