Arm Ring
55-17-95
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 55-17-95 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tiwi |
Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Pandanus | Wool | Cord |
Description | Double ring of pandanus fibres. Typically with feathers attached with string and beeswax and often painted. These are miscellaneous wool and pandanus with wool and cord stringsl no feathers. "Pamagini". Worn on elbows as part of funeral (pukamani) costume. (One of a set: 55-17-89/-99) |
Outside Diameter | 9 cm |
Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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