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Arm Ring

55-17-66

From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 55-17-66
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tiwi
Provenience Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Date Made Before 1954
Section Oceanian
Materials Pandanus | Cottonwood Wool | Feather | Cottonwood Wool
Description

Rigid pandanus ring, with pendant feathers and cottonwood wool. Ring colored dark with gum or pigment. Feathers cut, with straight edges. One of a set of arm rings worn at elbows as part of funeral costume.
Height 33 cm
Width 11.2 cm
Outside Diameter 10 cm
Credit Line National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955

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