[Mihalic] Kepkep
Martha Macintyre
marthaam at unimelb.edu.au
Sun Feb 26 11:20:19 EST 2006
On Lihir it is also kepkep - and refers to any disc-shaped ornament that is
worn around the neck. It can be made of shell but is used for one made by
coiling a fern stem into a flat disc.
I believe it is the local term, not not TP.
Martha
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