Tortoiseshell discs tuinga kula
Place: Tonga
Category: Jewellery & adornment
Tonga, d. 0.6–1.4 cm, Inv. Oz 189
Humphrey No. 62: ‘Large ditto [round beads] made of Tortoiseshell from ditto [Friendly Isles].’
Ten reddish-brown and blackish-brown tortoise shell discs of varying size. The pieces are perforated and arranged on a string. Inken Köhler, Ulrike Rehr, Gundolf Krüger