Accession No

1939.204


Description

Arm shield; Bracer - [From catalogue card:] 'Bracer or gauntlet made of the root of some tree. The root - or liana - is artificially twisted'.


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands


Period


Source

British Museum


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1939.204


Cultural Affliation


Material

Root


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Note in Solomon Islands 33.F.12 boxlist file list reads ‘Further information: This is an arm shield used when holding the box in war, therefore should be in 34-personal protection’ [no date]
Event Date 18/1/2008
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Bracer or gauntlet made of the root of some tree. The root - or liana - is artificially twisted'.
Event Date 18/1/2008
Author: maa


FM:264960

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