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1938.36.1047

Turtleshell wristlet. Cylindrical in shape with the two ends overlapping. Incised designs of bands near to the edges of the wristlet. [ASh [OPS move] 11/11/2016]

1938.36.1047

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Collection type
Object
Description
Turtleshell wristlet. Cylindrical in shape with the two ends overlapping. Incised designs of bands near to the edges of the wristlet. [ASh [OPS move] 11/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Tewai-Siassi District Siassi Islands
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, Process Incised, Process Bent
Dimensions
Diameter: max 62 mm, Height: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1047 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 990

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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