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Item X 26618 Botanical sample. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Summary

A loose Bunadoga shell. Used for various ornaments (plaited into hair, made into belts, worn as basket ornaments, etc).

Physical Description

Loose Bunadoga white cowrie shell.

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Object/Medium

Botanical sample
Locality

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

Dr Bronislaw Malinowski
Date Collected

1915 - 1918
Object Measurements

40 mm (Length), 30 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
Keywords

Flora
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 26618 Botanical sample. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

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