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1938.36.740

Earring of cassowary feather shaft. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 23/11/2010]

1938.36.740

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Collection type
Object
Description
Earring of cassowary feather shaft. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 23/11/2010]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
12 October 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Cassowary Feather Bird, Process Bent
Dimensions
Diameter: max 61 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.740 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 740

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament