A section of plant fibre (possibly from the plaited leaf bag mentioned in the Accession Book Entry) was found with the human child's calvaria, in seven pieces [1938.36.1295 .1]. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: A section of plant fibre (possibly from the plaited leaf bag mentioned in the Accession Book Entry) was found with the human child's calvaria, in seven pieces [1938.36.1295 .1]. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/7/2017]
Long description: The sections of the Calvaria present are: the Frontal, Proper Right Parietal, Proper Left Parietal, Occipital, Proper Right Temporal, Proper Left Temporal and Sphenoid. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/7/2017] Upper part of skull of a child, without lower jaw. This has broken into several pieces and is no longer wrapped in a bag of plaited leaf as indicated in the accession record. [?JP 29/1/2004]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen)
Cultural groups: Arawe
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected: June - August 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Material Coconut Fibre Plant
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.1295.2 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1227. 8 8
Research and responses: NOTE: It is extemely likely that this skull is No. 8 as all other skulls in the list have been accounted for, but as the skull has not been found it cannot be confirmed.
UPDATED: This calvaria has the number 8 written on the Proper Left Parietal. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/7/2017]
Associated publications: Reference: Blackwood, B. and P.M. Danby 1955: ‘A Study of Artificial Cranial Deformation in New Britain.’ JRAI pp.174-195.’ [CK 10 06 1997]

Search terms: Physical Anthropology, Body Art, Children and Childcare, Specimen, Skull

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