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1891.50.41.2

Armlet with rattles made from irridescent elytra of beetles. One of a pair (see 1891.50.41 .1)

1891.50.41.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Armlet with rattles made from irridescent elytra of beetles. One of a pair (see 1891.50.41 .1)
Person
Field collector John Spencer Noldwritt
PRM source George R. Harding
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
By 1891
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1891
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Beetle Insect, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 170 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1891.50.41.2

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