Arm Ring
55-17-60
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-60 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pandanus | Wool | Hair |
| Description | Double ring of pamdanus fibres. Typically with feathers attached with string and beeswax and often painted. Black, red, white, and yellow stripes. "Pamagini" Worn on elbows as part of funeral (pukamani) costume. These come in sets. Pandanus and wool ring; human hair string; dark brown feathers. |
| Outside Diameter | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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