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1938.36.262

Nose ornament, a cylinder of shell. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 12/10/2010]

1938.36.262

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Collection type
Object
Description
Nose ornament, a cylinder of shell. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 12/10/2010]
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 Tridacna Clam Shell, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 72 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.262 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 262

Search terms: Ornament, Nose Ornament