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1956.12.84B

Man’s bead ear ornament with pendant bead strings and wool string. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 26/11/2010]

1956.12.84B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Man’s bead ear ornament with pendant bead strings and wool string. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 26/11/2010]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak Rejang and Baram Rivers
Cultural groups
Penan
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1956
Date collected
By 1956
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1956
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 33 mm without string
Object numbers
Accession number: 1956.12.84B
Research and responses

See: 'A General Report on the Organization, Work and Results of the Oxford University Expedition to Sarawak. 1955 - 1956' (Balfour Library Pamphlets; 'Indonesia Borneo' Box) [CF 1/3/2001]

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament

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