Cigar shaped object covered in red ochre, possibly a charm. Joined at one end with loops of cane projecting from the opposing end. String is attached to the loops, which is also covered in red ochre. The string is knotted at one end. [ASh [OPS move] 22/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cigar shaped object covered in red ochre, possibly a charm. Joined at one end with loops of cane projecting from the opposing end. String is attached to the loops, which is also covered in red ochre. The string is knotted at one end. [ASh [OPS move] 22/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; West Papua
Person: Field collector Mrs Cockrill or Cockerill; 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 Ochre, Material Cane Plant, Material String, Process Tied, Process Covered, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Length 138 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.706

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