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1932.53.40

Necklet of strung mollusc shells, yellow in colour and very fine, almost transparent. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 6/6/2005]

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1932.53.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necklet of strung mollusc shells, yellow in colour and very fine, almost transparent. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 6/6/2005]
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 Mollusc-Shell Animal, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 740 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.53.40
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: Ornament, Neck Ornament

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