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1901.65.32

Head band of ?bark, decorated with rows of red shell plates and gorgonia stems and small white shells round the edge, also with two tassels of string and white shells, with string ties. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/9/2005]

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1901.65.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Head band of ?bark, decorated with rows of red shell plates and gorgonia stems and small white shells round the edge, also with two tassels of string and white shells, with string ties. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/9/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person
Field collector William Henry Abbot
PRM source Edward Gerrard and Sons
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1901
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1901
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Gorgonia Coral Animal, Material String, Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 840 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.65.32

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Head Ornament

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