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1923.84.838.2

Unfinished arm ornament, made of a length cut from an elephant's hollow thigh bone. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/6/2005]

1923.84.838.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Unfinished arm ornament, made of a length cut from an elephant's hollow thigh bone. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/6/2005]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Phom Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 05/1922, uncertain Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Elephant Bone Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 165 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.84.838.2

Search terms: Ornament, Technique, Arm Ornament

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