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1938.36.374

Head ornament of shells on a plant fibre base. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/6/2005]

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1938.36.374

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Collection type
Object
Description
Head ornament of shells on a plant fibre base. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/6/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Salamaua
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
circa July 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 500 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.374 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 374

Search terms: Ornament, Head Ornament