Arm Ring
55-17-45
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-45 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pandanus | Feather | Cord |
| Description | Double ring of pandanus fibres. Typically with feathers attached with string and beeswax and often painted. Cotton wood "cotton". Set painted in yellow and white stripes. Native name: Pamagini. Worn on elbows as part of funeral (pukamani) costume. These come in sets. |
| Outside Diameter | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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