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1903.43.3

Miniature shell mask, perforated and threaded through with plant fibre ties [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/3/2005]

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1903.43.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Miniature shell mask, perforated and threaded through with plant fibre ties [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/3/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person
Field collector William Henry Abbot
PRM source William Henry Abbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
By 1903
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 102 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1903.43.3

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