Leg Band
57-15-28
From: New Britain | Central Nakanai | Santa Maria (New Britain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 57-15-28 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | Central Nakanai | Santa Maria (New Britain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Shell | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Ceremonial leg band of braided fiber and two rows of small cowrie shells at top and bottom edge. Where the band is sewn together to make it a loop, the two rows of cowrie shells that ran along the top curve down and become the bottom two rows. |
| Length | 16 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | New Britain Expedition, Charles A. Valentine, 1957 |
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