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1938.36.737

Earring of cassowary feather shaft.

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1938.36.737

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Collection type
Object
Description
Earring of cassowary feather shaft.
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
6 April 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Cassowary Feather Bird, Process Bent
Dimensions
Diameter: max 64 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.737 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 737

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament

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