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1938.36.997

Turtleshell wristlet. [ASh [OPS move] 15/11/2016]

1938.36.997

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Collection type
Object
Description
Turtleshell wristlet. [ASh [OPS move] 15/11/2016]
Long description
Turtleshell wristlet. Bent into an oval with incised decoration on the side of the vessel. The bands are made up of intertwined lines and loops, infilled with white pigment. [ASh [OPS move] 15/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Tewai-Siassi District Umboi Island [Rook Island] Barim village
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 05/1937
Date collected
25 May 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Tortoiseshell Reptile, Material Pigment, Process Bent, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 49 mm, Depth: max 67 mm, Length: max 73 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.997 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 940

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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