Accession No

TEMP.02357


Description

Neck ornament of sequential pairs of looped strands of cut coix seeds (Job’s tears). Probably part of a mourning outfit from Collingwood Bay, Oro Province


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; South East New Guinea; Oro Province; ?Collingwood Bay; Oro Bay


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

TEMP.02357


Cultural Affliation

?Eororo


Material

Fibre; Pigment; Seed


Local Term


Measurements

215mm


Events

Context (Auction / Sale)
Possibly part of the mourning outfit purchased on 17 Nov 1903 with from Stevens Auction Rooms with funds provided Prof Anthony Ashley Bevan, noted as from the Eororo of Oro Bay, present-day Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
Event Date 11/9/2023
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


Context (Production / use)
Probably part of a woman's mourning outfit from Oro Province, possibly Collingwood Bay
Event Date 11/9/2023
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


Description (Physical description)
Neck ornament of sequential pairs of looped strands of cut coix seeds (Job’s tears). Probably part of a mourning outfit from Collingwood Bay, Oro Province
Event Date 28/9/2023
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


FM:304368

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