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1938.36.1665.3

Pearl shell nose piece. Oval and pennanular in form with squared off ends. [BS [OPS Move] 14/11/2016]

1938.36.1665.3

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Collection type: Object
Description: Pearl shell nose piece. Oval and pennanular in form with squared off ends. [BS [OPS Move] 14/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
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 Pearl Shell, Process Cutwork
Dimensions: Width: max 13 mm, Length: max 24 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.1665.3 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1607

Search terms: Ornament, Nose Ornament

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