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1966.1.505

Sub circular arm ornament with a spur, made from Trochus shell. [SM 12/08/2008]

1966.1.505

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sub circular arm ornament with a spur, made from Trochus shell. [SM 12/08/2008]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
South East Coast
Person
Field collector John Jennings
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
By 1925
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Snail-Shell Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter 102 mm outer, Diameter 80 mm inner, Height: max 14 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.505 Other numbers: 1925.7.15

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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