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Description: | Turtle shell nose ring traditionally worn by the Melanesian Headmen of Santa Cruz island. Young boys had their noses and ear lobes pierced. Bigger ornaments were gradually used so the hole grew in size. - - Santa Cruz Islands, MELAN, Pacific | Format: | text/html | License: | http://rammuseum.org.uk/legal | Publisher: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council | Rights holder: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council | Subjects: | Personal ornament Ethnography | Source: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum | Creator: | Not specified | Identifier: | http://rammcollections.org.uk/content/ca... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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