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1932.53.35

Obsidian boulder. [El.B 14/02/2008]

1932.53.35

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Collection type
Object
Description
Obsidian boulder. [El.B 14/02/2008]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Western Province Fly River
Person
Field collector Sydney Douglas Burrows
PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows
PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Obsidian Stone
Dimensions
Width: max 80 mm, Length: max 105 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.53.35
Research and responses

According to Dr M. O’Hanlon, A.R.M. probably stands for Assistant Resident Magistrate. [CW 23/2/2000] Confirmed by Sylvia Schaffarczyk, a PhD student from the Australian National University, in September 2004 during a visit to research collections made by Australian colonial administrators in Papua New Guinea. [ZM 3/9/2004]

Search terms: Geology, Specimen, Stone

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