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1979.21.31

Ear ornament of a plaited band of plant fibre with two cowrie shells. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 26/11/2010]

1979.21.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ear ornament of a plaited band of plant fibre with two cowrie shells. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 26/11/2010]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Southern Highlands District Was River Valley
Cultural groups
Wola
Person
Field collector Paul Sillitoe
PRM source Trustees of the British Museum
PRM source British Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1978
Date collected
1976 - 1978
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1979
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Plaited, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length 235 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1979.21.31

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament