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1926.23.82

Ear ornament, wooden disc painted red and black and inlaid with pearl-shell. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 29/11/2010]

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1926.23.82

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ear ornament, wooden disc painted red and black and inlaid with pearl-shell. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 29/11/2010]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
New Georgia
Person
Field collector Charles Edward Monro
Field collector HMS Penguin
PRM source Charles Edward Monro
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
1894 -1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 1926
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Pearl Shell, Material Wood Plant, Process Painted, Process Inlaid, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 97 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1926.23.82

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament

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