Arm Band

55-17-127

From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 55-17-127
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tiwi
Provenience Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Section Oceanian
Materials Pandanus | Pigment | Cord
Description

Braided and coiled; painted in broad red, white, yellow stripes; sewn with string and fibre. Extra wide braids.

See notes on 55-17-114-122 for description in general, dimensions, and use.

Width 5 cm
Credit Line National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955

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