Arm Ring
55-17-73
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-73 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pandanus | Wool | Feather |
| Description | Pandanus rings heavily paitned with white and red paint. (Red stripe). Wool and cord strings; white feathers. "Pamagini" Worn on elbows as part of funeral (Pukamani) costume. (One of a set: 55-17-73/55-17-75) |
| Outside Diameter | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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