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Breast Shield

MOA: University of British Columbia

3205/9

Bamboo breast plate. Long row of 27 bamboo rods placed parallel to each other, attached together by plant fibre twine that is knotted at one end.

  • Narrative

    Obtained by donor in 1973, near Mount Giluwe in the Southern Highlands.

  • Type of Item shield
  • Culture Mendi
  • Material bamboo grass, plant fibre
  • Measurements height 0.6 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 9.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Gillian Darling Kovanic, Rudi Kovanic
  • Received from Gillian Darling Kovanic, Rudi Kovanic
  • Made in Southern Highlands
  • Creation Date before 1973
  • Collection Date during 1973
  • Ownership Date before November 1, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on November 1, 2016
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3205/0009

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