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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