Amulet

Museum number:
11-2720
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110002720
Accession number:
Acc.758
Description:
Armlet, boar tusk; 2 boar's tusks tied at both ends to form ring
Donor:
Paul S. Kraus
Collection place:
Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1940
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 11-2720, described as Armlet, boar tusk; 2 boar's tusks tied at both ends to form ring
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 11-2720, described as Armlet, boar tusk; 2 boar's tusks tied at both ends to form ring

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