Marshallese Handicrafts
Jewelry
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann


Woven hair ornaments are a comparatively new handicraft development. The normal ornaments would have been headbands (wut) made from flowers woven around a solid pandanus core. Later, flowers were substituted by wool.

Figure 1. Hair ornament acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 2. Detail of the item shown at left
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 3. Shell necklace (left) and armband (right)
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 4. Detail of the shell necklace shown at left
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 5. Detail of the shell armband shown in figure 3.
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 6. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 7. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 8. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 9. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 10. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 11. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 12. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 13. Shell necklace acquired at Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 David Huskins)

Figure 14. Shell necklace acquired on Majuro Atoll, in 1999
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)

Figure 13. Shell necklace acquired on Majuro Atoll, in 1999 (detail of figure 14)
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)

Figure 14. Back of shell necklace acquired on Majuro Atoll, in 1999 (detail of figure 14)
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)




Acknowledgments
I am indebted to Nancy and David Huskins (Akron, Ohio, USA) who made available a number of photographs from their collection.



Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2001). Marshallese Handicafts -- Jewelry-- A Photo Essay
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Handicraft/Jewelry.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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