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1884.63.43.1

Yellow gourd with elaborate and typical curvilinear designs (recurved bracket elements)[.1]. There is a woven plant leaf stopper [.2]

1884.63.43.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Yellow gourd with elaborate and typical curvilinear designs (recurved bracket elements)[.1]. There is a woven plant leaf stopper [.2]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Milne Bay Province Kiriwina Goodenough District Trobriand Islands
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1875
Date collected
?Prior to 1875
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Lime, Process Carved, Process Woven
Dimensions
Height: max 250 mm, Diameter: max 220 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.63.43.1 Accession number: 1884.63.43.2 PR Cat other PR nos: 2847

Search terms: Vessel

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