- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Neck ornament of banana seeds on plant fibre string. [BS [OPS Move] 11/11/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Oro Province [Gira River valley/ Tamata Creek]
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1904
- Date collected
- Before 1904
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1904
- Materials and processes
- Material Banana Seed Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Strung
- Dimensions
- Width: max 75 mm, Length: max 526 mm, Depth: max 12 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1904.60.220
Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament
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