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1921.93.84.2

One of a pair [.1 & .2] of ?armlets or ?anklets; basketwork band made from dyed red plant fibre with loose strips of grass where the ends are joined.[EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/11/2005]

1921.93.84.2

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Collection type: Object
Description: One of a pair [.1 & .2] of ?armlets or ?anklets; basketwork band made from dyed red plant fibre with loose strips of grass where the ends are joined.[EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/11/2005]
Geographical reference: Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands; San Cristobal
Person: Field collector Charles Frederick Wood; PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1873
Date collected: August 1870 - September 1873
Acquisition information: Donated: 1921
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Palm Fibre Plant, Process Plaited, Process Dyed, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Width: max 35 mm, Length: max 90 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1921.93.84.2

Search terms: Ornament, Basketry, Arm Ornament, Leg Ornament