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1901.65.40

Earring of coconut shell with halved coix seeds bound to the edge and pendant strings of white beads ending in banana seeds. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 29/11/2010]

1901.65.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Earring of coconut shell with halved coix seeds bound to the edge and pendant strings of white beads ending in banana seeds. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 29/11/2010]
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 Coix Seed Plant, Material Coconut Husk Plant, Material String, Material Bead, Material Banana Seed Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.65.40

Search terms: Ornament, Death, Ear Ornament

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