Ceremonial Artifact

CIVIC1993.X.300

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number CIVIC1993.X.300
Current Location Collections Storage
Section Oceanian
Materials Bone | Glass | Cloth | Plant Fiber | Vertebra
Description

U-shaped, with remnants of plant fiber ties (?) at top ends. Three bands: inside narrow band wrapped with white bark cloth (?); broader middle band covered with small red seeds; outer band of snake (?) vertebrae. Three circular attachments, at ends and middle, of concentric bands of alternating bark cloth (?) and red seeds. Blue-bordered sticker with number 2140, possibly indicating exhibition at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900.

Length 40 cm
Width 32 cm
Other Number 1993.X.300 - Old Museum Number | 2140 - Other Number

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