Penis sheath. Gourd made of a hollow pointed piece of wood with a ring of twisted cane tied on to the wide end. White deposit on the exterior. [ASh [OPS move] 4/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Penis sheath. Gourd made of a hollow pointed piece of wood with a ring of twisted cane tied on to the wide end. White deposit on the exterior. [ASh [OPS move] 4/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Middle Sepik River area
Person: Field collector Richard Lornie; PRM source Richard Lornie
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1970?, uncertain
Date collected: ?1970 - 1980
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Hollowed, Process Twisted, Process Tied
Dimensions: Length 175 mm, Diameter: max 98 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.36.16

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