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1951.6.10

Head ornament of plaited pandanus leaf strips with grass fringes and stencilled purple design.

1951.6.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Head ornament of plaited pandanus leaf strips with grass fringes and stencilled purple design.
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1951
Date collected
By 1951
Acquisition information
Donated: 1951
Materials and processes
Material Pandanus Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Pigment, Process Plaited, Process Stencilled, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Width: max 160 mm excluding fringe, Length: max 1020 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1951.6.10

Search terms: Ornament, Clothing, Basketry, Head Ornament