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1896.69.1

Bark belt carved on one side with the incised decoration filled with white lime pigment. [FB 05/03/2015]

1896.69.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bark belt carved on one side with the incised decoration filled with white lime pigment. [FB 05/03/2015]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source George Fabian Lawrence
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1896
Date collected
By 1896
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Bark Wood Plant, Material Lime, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 225 mm coiled, Height: max 120 mm coiled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.69.1 Other numbers: 1295

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Belt, Waist Ornament

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