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1931.86.150

Engraved coconut flask with lime rubbed into decoration.

1931.86.150

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Collection type
Object
Description
Engraved coconut flask with lime rubbed into decoration.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bougainville
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1930
Date collected
By October 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Coconut Plant, Material Lime, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 65 mm, Height: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.86.150 Other numbers: Blackwood number 149

Search terms: Vessel, Narcotic, Lime Accessory, Betel Accessory

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