Turtleshell wristlet, which has been straightened out. [ASh [OPS move] 23/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Turtleshell wristlet, which has been straightened out. [ASh [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
Long description: Turtleshell wristlet, which has been straightened out. There is incised decoration on the outer surface consisting of a central row of four circles with two rectangular sections either side of this, each with a diagonal band through the centre. Either side of this are curved bands each with zig zag patterns in each. Bordered with a zig zag pattern. All incised designs are infilled with white pigment. [ASh [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Morobe Province Tewai-Siassi District Umboi Island [Rook Island]
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 Turtleshell Reptile, Material Tortoiseshell Reptile, Material Pigment, Process Incised
Dimensions: Height: max 25 mm, Width: max 64 mm, Length: max 195 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.1030 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 973

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