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2016.120.1

Toy fishing? rod and fish? for a child. The fish is pyro-engraved with geometric patterns. [BS [OPS Move] 5/12/2016]

2016.120.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Toy fishing? rod and fish? for a child. The fish is pyro-engraved with geometric patterns. [BS [OPS Move] 5/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Tewai-Siassi District Umboi Island [Rook Island]
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 24/05/1937
Date collected
24 May 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1937, uncertain Donated: 1938, uncertain Found unentered: 06/10/2016
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String Plant, Process Carved, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
Dimensions
Depth: max 12 mm, Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 740 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2016.120.1

Search terms: Toy and Game, Children and Childcare, Figure, Fishing, Toy, Fish Figure, Fishing Accessory

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