Headdress of pandanus leaves in a band, with two tassels of dentalium shell strings and all stained with red ochre. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 19/08/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Headdress of pandanus leaves in a band, with two tassels of dentalium shell strings and all stained with red ochre. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 19/08/2010]
Geographical reference: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India); Andaman Islands
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Edward Horace Man; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Unknown
Date collected: ?Prior to 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2010
Materials and processes: Material Pandanus Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Ochre, Material Dentalium Shell, Material String Plant, Process Stitched, Process Stained, Process Strung
Dimensions: Depth: max 23 mm, Diameter: max 165 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.140.1043 PR no.: 114b/ 11935

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