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arm ornament

The arm ornament consists of seven rings made from mussel shells, which are decorated with small engravings. The rings are tied together on one side with plant fibre cord.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
bracelets (jewelry)
Dimensions
General: 8 × 10 × 9.8 cm
Material/Technique
mussel shell; plant fibre carved
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D09476
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D09476

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1907
    where
    Papua New Guinea
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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