Headband
Item number 2919/18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Ring made of woven reed wound tightly around a shaped reed under-structure. The object consists of two parts: an outer diamond shape and a circle contained inside. The two are attached with weave at four points. Mud and pigment cover much of the surface of the object in colours of dark brown, yellow, white and rust.
Item History
- Made in Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia before 1947
- Collected between 1944 and 1946
- Owned by Reginald Robinson
- Owned by Maureen Spencer, Marg Scherba, Al Robinson and Bill Robinson before October 18, 2011
- Received from Maureen Spencer (Donor), Marg Scherba (Donor), Al Robinson (Donor) and Bill Robinson (Donor) on October 18, 2011
What
- Name
- Headband
- Identification Number
- 2919/18
- Type of Item
- headband
- Material
- bark, earth and pigment
- Overall
- height 0.8 cm, width 34.6 cm, depth 27.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Who
- Culture
- Tiwi
- Previous Owner
- Reginald Robinson, Maureen Spencer, Marg Scherba, Al Robinson and Bill Robinson
- Received from
- Maureen Spencer (Donor), Marg Scherba (Donor), Al Robinson (Donor) and Bill Robinson (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1947
- Collection Date
- between 1944 and 1946
- Ownership Date
- before October 18, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on October 18, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2919/0018
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