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Band

MOA: University of British Columbia

3092/9

Band of braided plant fibre with cowrie shells. The largest shells are stitched to the middle section, with smaller shells near the ends.

  • Narrative

    Collected by friends of the donor while attending a festival in Mount Hagen in 1965.

  • Type of Item band
  • Culture New Guinea
  • Material plant fibre, cowrie shell
  • Measurements height 2.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 370.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
  • Received from Ingeborg Marshall
  • Made in Mount Hagen
  • Collection Date during 1965
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3092/0009

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