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1917.6.20

Arm ornament made of plaited cane and grass. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/11/2005]

1917.6.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arm ornament made of plaited cane and grass. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Northern Territory Tiwi Islands; Melville Island
Cultural groups
Tiwi
Person
Field collector Henry Kenneth Fry
PRM source Henry Kenneth Fry
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1917
Date collected
By 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 58 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.6.20 Other numbers: [39]

Search terms: Ornament, Basketry, Arm Ornament

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