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1966.1.566

Necklace of Job's Tears (coix lacryma) seeds, interspersed irregularly alternately arranged. The cord is knotted at intervals. [BS [OPS Move] 25/11/2016]

1966.1.566

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necklace of Job's Tears (coix lacryma) seeds, interspersed irregularly alternately arranged. The cord is knotted at intervals. [BS [OPS Move] 25/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Sumatra Sumatera
Person
Field collector Daniel Greatorex
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Plant Seed, Material Coix Seed Plant, Process Strung
Dimensions
Depth: max 7 mm, Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 935 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.566 Other numbers: 30

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament

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