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1938.36.254.1

Ear ornaments of turtleshell pendants, tied in a bundle with plant fibre [.1] or string [.2]. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 17/11/2010]

1938.36.254.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ear ornaments of turtleshell pendants, tied in a bundle with plant fibre [.1] or string [.2]. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 17/11/2010]
Long description
Ear ornaments of turtleshell pendants, tied in a bundle with plant fibre [.1] or string [.2]. The pendants have one rounded end and a ring at the other. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 17/11/2010]
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 Turtleshell Reptile, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated, Process Notched
Dimensions
Length: max 52 mm pendant
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.254.1 Accession number: 1938.36.254.2 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 254

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament, Pendant

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