Ceremonial Ring
55-17-109
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-109 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pandanus | Cord | Wax |
| Description | Two double pandanus rings joined into figure 8 with beeswax. Red and black seeds stuck on to upper rim with wax; twisted strings attached to one end. Carried in hand while dancing in funeral (pukamani) ceremony and/or worn on head in said ceremony. (Extra seeds in attached transparent envelope.) |
| Length | 35 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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