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1900.55.411

Mast head ornament of wooden stick with top section of white cypraea shells attached with cane. [MJD 20/05/2010]

1900.55.411

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Collection type
Object
Description
Mast head ornament of wooden stick with top section of white cypraea shells attached with cane. [MJD 20/05/2010]
Long description
Mast head ornament of wooden stick with top section of white cypraea shells attached with cane. The shells are attached with cane to a cone structure of wooden sticks. Tied to the main stick are streamers of barkcloth. [MJD 20/05/2010]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Central Province Port Moresby Koitapu
Person
Field collector Norman Heywood Hardy
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Shell, Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Process Bound, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Height: max 193 mm, Width: max 210 mm, Length: max 1530 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.411

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