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1900.55.619

Length of red and naturally coloured plant fibre woven textile for wrapping supporting a penis. The textile has sections of long fringe at either end. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/3/2017]

1900.55.619

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Collection type
Object
Description
Length of red and naturally coloured plant fibre woven textile for wrapping supporting a penis. The textile has sections of long fringe at either end. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
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 Pigment, Process Stencilled, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Width: max 75 mm, Length: max 740 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.619 Other numbers: 619

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Basketry, Waist Ornament, Belt, Groin-cover

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