Ceremonial Artifact
| Object Number: | CIVIC1993.X.300 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Bone Glass Cloth Plant Fiber Vertebra |
| Length: | 40 cm |
| Width: | 32 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number: | 1993.X.300 - Other Number 2140 - Other Number |
Description
U-shaped, with remnants of plant fiber ties (?) at top ends. Three bands: inside narrow band wrapped with white bark cloth (?); broader middle band covered with small red seeds; outer band of snake (?) vertebrae. Three circular attachments, at ends and middle, of concentric bands of alternating bark cloth (?) and red seeds. Blue-bordered sticker with number 2140, possibly indicating exhibition at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900.
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