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1920.100.79

Cypraea shell lure with four streamers of palm leaf and tied with a string line. [MJD 21/05/2009]

1920.100.79

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cypraea shell lure with four streamers of palm leaf and tied with a string line. [MJD 21/05/2009]
Person
Field collector Robert Henry Codrington
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Robert Henry Codrington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Pigment, Material String, Material Wood Plant, Process Dyed, Process Twisted, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 115 mm, Width: max 110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.100.79

Search terms: Fishing, Lure, Fishing Accessory

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