Armband
MOA: University of British Columbia
2948/75
Arm ornament. Loosely woven plant fibres with some irregularity in the tightness of the weave. The arm ornament is approximately the length of a forearm and is somwhat flexible. The object is lightly layered with dried mud in the spaces between the weave.
- Type of Item arm band
- Culture Asmat
- Material plant fibre
- Measurements height 21.1 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 6.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
- Received from Lorne Balshine
- Made in Papua
- Collection Date during 1980
- Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
- Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012
- Condition good
- Accession Number 2948/0075