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1938.36.783

Whistling toy of globular fruit shells, with six perforations.

1938.36.783

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Collection type
Object
Description
Whistling toy of globular fruit shells, with six perforations.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Andarora Village
Cultural groups
Anga
Nauti
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 Plant Nut-shell, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 60 mm, Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.783 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 783

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