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1954.8.52

'Man's apron of string-work, shell discs & trade beads, with nut-shell jingles & plaited fibre cord.' [ZM 18/9/2003]

1954.8.52

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Man's apron of string-work, shell discs & trade beads, with nut-shell jingles & plaited fibre cord.' [ZM 18/9/2003]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago Admiralty Islands
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1928
Date collected
By August 1928
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Shell, Material Bead, Material Plant Nut-shell, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bird Feather, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 450 mm, Width: max 215 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.8.52 Other numbers: 2230

Search terms: Clothing, Apron, Groin-cover