Arm Bands (uncertain)

2003-33-89

From: New Guinea (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-33-89
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Cassowary Feather | Plant Fiber
Description

Pair of arm bands (?) tied together.Two lengths of twisted plant fiber cord with cassowary feathers, shafts bent over and bound in a row. Strings at ends, to tie around arms (?). Similar to 2003-33-103.

Length 25 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1993.X.296 - Other Number | CIVIC1993.X.296 - Other Number

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