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1921.93.98

Arm ornament; flat rectangular bracelet of gorgonia stem and pink and white shell disc beads in geometric patterns on string work ties. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/11/2005]

1921.93.98

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arm ornament; flat rectangular bracelet of gorgonia stem and pink and white shell disc beads in geometric patterns on string work ties. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/11/2005]
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 Shell, Material Bead, Material String, Material Net Textile, Material Gorgonia Coral Animal, Process Strung, Process Netted, Process Beadwork
Dimensions
Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.98

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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