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1887.1.548

Twill plaited arm ornament of double thickness. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/11/2005]

1887.1.548

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Collection type
Object
Description
Twill plaited arm ornament of double thickness. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Central Province Port Moresby
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1876
Date collected
Between 1874 and 1876
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Process Twill Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Diameter: max 90 mm, Width: max 48 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.1.548
Research and responses

The George Rolleston Archive (Ashmolean Museum) has several letters from W.G. Lawes that were sent to George Rolleston, together with lists of objects sent to the University Museum by Lawes. Copies of these are now in the RDF. [AS 13/03/2012]

Search terms: Ornament, Basketry, Arm Ornament