- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Carved coconut shell to contain amulet. [DCF Court Team 10/3/2003]
- Geographical reference
- Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1933
- Date collected
- By 1933
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1933
- Materials and processes
- Material Coconut Husk Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length: max 98 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1933.81.1
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Amulet, Animal Figure
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