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1938.36.1364

Coconut shell disc with an incised and painted design on the concave surface. [JMC 22/6/2018]

1938.36.1364

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Collection type
Object
Description
Coconut shell disc with an incised and painted design on the concave surface. [JMC 22/6/2018]
Long description
Coconut shell disc with an incised and painted design on the concave surface. The design consists of concentric circles and curved shapes and is coloured with red, ochre and white pigment. There is a hole in the centre of the disc. [JMC 22/6/2018]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Sepik River
Person
Field collector Ernest John Wauchope
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Coconut Husk Plant, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Depth: max 2 mm, Diameter: max 84 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1364 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1296

Search terms: Ornament, Head Ornament

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