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1969.35.2

Very narrow leg ornament, consisting of woven plant fibre with a zig-zag decoration of white beads [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 21/2/2005]

1969.35.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Very narrow leg ornament, consisting of woven plant fibre with a zig-zag decoration of white beads [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 21/2/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province Kikori District Purari Delta Kikori
Person
Field collector Jacqueline Sunderland
PRM source Jacqueline Sunderland
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1967
Date collected
1966 - 1967
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1969
Materials and processes
Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Material Glass, Material Bead, Process Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Diameter: max 127 mm, Width: max 8 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1969.35.2

Search terms: Ornament, Trade, Basketry, Leg Ornament