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