Arm ornament of plaited plant fibre, covered with brown coix seeds threaded on string. Tied with PRM label to 1904.60.156, 158. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/11/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arm ornament of plaited plant fibre, covered with brown coix seeds threaded on string. Tied with PRM label to 1904.60.156, 158. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/11/2005]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Oro Province Yodda River valley
Person: Field collector Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu; PRM source Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1904
Date collected: Before 1904
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes: Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Diameter: max 87 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1904.60.158

Search terms: Ornament, Basketry, Arm Ornament

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