Abstract
We present here a technological study of a collection of 17 archaeological pearl-shell tattooing combs. They have been discovered in three archipelagoes of French Polynesia. The study offers a reconstitution of the manufacturing processes involved in the "chaîne opératoire". Then, the combs are integrated to the existing typologies. For the first time, we also put them back in a diachronic perspective that allows new reflections about a model of regional development of these artifacts.
| Original language | French |
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| Pages (from-to) | 209-226 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal de la Societe des Oceanistes |
| Volume | 136-137 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |