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1931.86.286

Beetle leg joints strung upon thread. [El.B 18/08/2011]

1931.86.286

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beetle leg joints strung upon thread. [El.B 18/08/2011]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago New Britain
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 Insect, Material Yarn, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 195 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.86.286 Other numbers: Blackwood number 285

Search terms: Animalia, Currency, Animal Part

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