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1924.6.6

Ear ornament of five rings of turtleshell in different sizes, all attached to each other. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 24/11/2010]

1924.6.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ear ornament of five rings of turtleshell in different sizes, all attached to each other. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 24/11/2010]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Admiralty Islands Bismarck Archipelago
Person
Field collector Henry Nottidge Moseley
Field collector HMS Challenger
PRM source Amabel Nevill Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
?1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Turtleshell Reptile, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 160 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.6.6

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament

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