Plaited armband

Museum number:
11-38709
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2219
Description:
Armband or kneeband for attachment of cowrie shells; elastic bast band; In 1962 two cowries = one day’s work; in 1966 six cowries = taro tube. No one could work in immediate vicinity of mission
Donor:
Klaus Koch and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Pasikni Village, Central Jalemo, West Papua Province
Culture or time period:
Indonesian cultures
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Armbands and Plaited weaving
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Plaited armband, accession number 11-38709, described as Armband or kneeband for attachment of cowrie shells; elastic bast band; In 1962 two cowries = one day’s work; in 1966 six cowries = taro tube. No one could work in immediate vicinity of mission

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