Case

Museum number:
11-1500a
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Accession number:
Acc.555
Description:
Ceremonial fire drill and hearth in case ornamented with imbedded red seeds. Damaged on “Man the Island” exhibit loan 564-65 #72 Heard thus. CHECK a) case b) stick c) stick
Donor:
Elwood Mead
Collection place:
Queensland, Australia
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1920
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 11-1500a, described as Ceremonial fire drill and hearth in case ornamented with imbedded red seeds. Damaged on “Man the Island” exhibit loan 564-65 #72 Heard thus. CHECK a) case b) stick c) stick
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 11-1500a, described as Ceremonial fire drill and hearth in case ornamented with imbedded red seeds. Damaged on “Man the Island” exhibit loan 564-65 #72 Heard thus. CHECK a) case b) stick c) stick

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