Accession No
TEMP.02359
Description
Neck ornament (broken) of a single strand of cut coix seeds (Job’s tears) and black/brown seeds
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; South East New Guinea; Oro Province; ?Collingwood Bay; Oro Bay
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.02359
Cultural Affliation
?Eororo
Material
Fibre; Pigment; Seed
Local Term
Measurements
2800mm
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 (broken) of a single strand of cut coix seeds (Job’s tears) and black/brown seeds.
Event Date 28/9/2023
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:304374
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