Armband

Item number Ie406 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

A woven band of rattan with two fibre flaps at the front top, and two below. Small cowrie shells edge the front and form arches around a wide stripe of shells in the middle. The woven spaces in between are coloured brown and red-brown. The back is undecorated. The ring-shaped armband is somewhat flattened.

History Of Use

Personal ornaments are worn by both men and women in festival and everyday contexts.

Item History

What

Name
Armband
Identification Number
Ie406
Type of Item
arm band
Material
pigment, fibre, rattan and cowrie shell
Manufacturing Technique
woven, sewn and pierced
Overall
height 14.5 cm, width 13.8 cm, depth 2.0 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?

Who

Culture
New Guinea
Previous Owner
William H. Birmingham
Received from
William H. Birmingham (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)

When

Ownership Date
before March 21, 1980
Acquisition Date
on March 21, 1980

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
fair
Current Location
Case 64
Accession Number
0620/0023
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