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1921.93.125

Nose ring of turtleshell. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]

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1921.93.125

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Collection type
Object
Description
Nose ring of turtleshell. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]
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 Turtleshell Reptile
Dimensions
Diameter: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.125

Search terms: Ornament, Nose Ornament

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