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1938.36.172

Ornament of concave Melo shell disc overlaid with circular disc of turtleshell carved into openwork designs. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/11/2005]

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1938.36.172

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ornament of concave Melo shell disc overlaid with circular disc of turtleshell carved into openwork designs. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Plant Fibre, Process Overlay, Process Carved, Process Openwork
Dimensions
Length: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.172 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 172

Search terms: Ornament

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