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Item X 26604 Doga | Ornament, chest. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Summary

Doga. Breast ornament made of the flat base of a Conus shell in imitation of a boar's tusk. Genuine circular boar tusks and big well-finished imitations were highly valued.

Local Name

Doga

Physical Description

Flat base of a Conus shell in imitation of a boar's tusk with Kaloma, red shell discs.

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Object/Medium

Ornament, chest
Locality

Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collector

Dr Bronislaw Malinowski
Date Collected

1915 - 1918
Object Measurements

175 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width), 14 mm (Height)
Keywords

Dress and Ornamentation
Collection Names

Robert Mond Collection, Bronislaw Malinowski Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Pacific Cultures

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Item X 26604 Doga | Ornament, chest. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

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