Arm Ring
| Object Number: | 55-17-67 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tiwi |
| Provenience: | Australia Northern Australia Melville Island |
| Date Made: | Before 1954 |
| Early Date: | 1944 |
| Late Date: | 1954 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Pandanus Feather |
| Height: | 29.5 cm |
| Width: | 10.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 10 cm |
| Credit Line: | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
Description
Rigid pandanus ring, with pendant feathers and cottonwood wool. Ring colored dark with gum or pigment. Feathers cut, with straight edges. One of a set of arm rings worn at elbows as part of funeral costume.
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