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1938.36.1037

Turtleshell wristlet, which has been straightened out. [BS [OPS Move] 24/11/2016]

1938.36.1037

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Collection type
Object
Description
Turtleshell wristlet, which has been straightened out. [BS [OPS Move] 24/11/2016]
Long description
Turtleshell wristlet, which has been straightened out. There is incised geometric decoration filled with lime, features two rectangles within which concentric rectangles with concave sides contain two concentric circles each. [BS [OPS Move] 24/11/2016]
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 Lime, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 67 mm, Length: max 247 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1037 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 980

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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