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1904.60.136

?Arm ornament of Trochus shell. Roughly tear-shaped ring of creamy shell with dark pink-brown mottled patch. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/11/2005]

1904.60.136

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Collection type
Object
Description
?Arm ornament of Trochus shell. Roughly tear-shaped ring of creamy shell with dark pink-brown mottled patch. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province [Gira River valley]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1904
Date collected
Before 1904
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes
Material Shell
Dimensions
Diameter: max 110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1904.60.136

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament