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ID: 300261744
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300261744

 

Record Type: concept
cone shell disks (worn costume accessories, costume accessories, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Spiral disks made from the base of the shell of the marine snail species Conus. and worn as ornaments or to indicate status, especially in Africa. Use also for similar disks of ceramic or glass made in imitation of these disks.
 
Terms:
cone shell disks (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
cone shell disks (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
cone shell disk (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
cone shell discs (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
conus shell disc ornaments (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
conus shell discs (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
discs, cone shell (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
discs, conus shell (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
disks, cone shell (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
mpandes (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
mpande (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
mpande (Spanish,AD,U,SN)
ornaments, conus shell disc (C,U,English,UF,U,N)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.TE

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Costume (hierarchy name)
........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of costume (mode of fashion)
............ costume (mode of fashion) (G)
Hierarchy of costume accessories
................ costume accessories (G)
Hierarchy of worn costume accessories
.................... worn costume accessories (G)
Hierarchy of cone shell disks
........................ cone shell disks (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor spiraalvormige schijven, gemaakt van de onderkant van de huisjes van de zeeslakkensoort Conus (kegelslakken) en gedragen als sieraden of tekens van status, voornamelijk in Afrika. Ook te gebruiken voor soortgelijke schijven van keramiek of glas als imitatie van deze schijven. 
Spanish ..... Úsese para designar un disco en espiral realizado a partir de la base de la concha del caracol marino perteneciente a la especie Conus. Se lleva como ornamento o para indicar estatus, especialmente en África. Use también para designar discos similares de cerámica o cristal realizados a imitación de aquellos discos. 

Sources and Contributors:
cone shell discs............  [VP]
.............................  Safer and Gill, Spirals from the Sea (1982) illustration, 981
cone shell disk............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
cone shell disks............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.............................  Contributed as a candidate term AFRART - 5/94
conus shell disc ornaments............  [VP]
...............................................  Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (1872-1965) Vol. 9, 52, J. R. Harding, "Conus shell disc ornaments in Africa", 52-66, 1961
conus shell discs............  [VP]
................................  Bead Journal (1974-1978) illustration, Vol. 2, No. 1, 30, Robert K. Liu, "Conus shell discs revisited", Summer 1975.
discs, cone shell............  [VP]
................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
discs, conus shell............  [VP]
...................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
disks, cone shell............  [VP]
................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
mpande............  [CDBP-SNPC, VP]
.................  Ellert, Material Culture of Zimbabwe (1984) 119, Zambia name
.................  TAA database (2000-)
mpandes............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.................  TAA database (2000-)
ornaments, conus shell disc............  [VP]
...............................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
............  Verbeken, Msiri (1956) illustration, PL; kilungu
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Legacy AAT data
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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