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1938.36.250.4

Looped earring of cassowary quill, one from a set of seven. [JMC 27/6/2019]

1938.36.250.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Looped earring of cassowary quill, one from a set of seven. [JMC 27/6/2019]
Long description
Looped earring of cassowary quill, one of a set of seven. The quill has been bent and cracked in the middle, and the tip has also been bent so that it can be hooked into the hollow base of the quill. [JMC 27/6/2019]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Cassowary Feather Quill Bird, Process Bent
Dimensions
Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 56 mm, Length: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.250.4 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 250

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament

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