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1892.51.6

Leg ornament: band of netting with a herringbone pattern visible on one side; long loose fibre ties at both ends. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/2/2006]

1892.51.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leg ornament: band of netting with a herringbone pattern visible on one side; long loose fibre ties at both ends. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Central Province Port Moresby
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Edge Partington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
Before 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 1892
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Net Textile, Process Netted
Dimensions
Length: max 310 mm excl. ties
Object numbers
Accession number: 1892.51.6

Search terms: Ornament, Cordage, Leg Ornament