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Object Number
23-46-70/D1742.1
Display Title
Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendant, oval shape shell, flattened, perforated, twisted hair cordage tie
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Additional Geographic Terms
Australia, Northwest
Materials
Shell, Hair, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D1742.1
Provenance
Collector
E. Clement
(1922 - 1923)
Seller
Unknown
(2/26/1923)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1742.2 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1742.3 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1745 | Hair pads, birra-birra |
Accessory
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1745.1 | Hair pads, birra-birra |
Shaft, modified
Cords |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2412 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur tassel |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2413 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur string |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4003 | Hair belt and part of shell cover and 1 bull roarer |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Wyndham | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3995 | Pearl shell on hair-string girdle |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Forrest River Mission
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2411 | Hair belt and 2 pearl shell pendants |
Shaft, modified
Belt |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3986 | Shell cover and shell belt |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 2004.1.641 | Shell pendant |
Pendant
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 26-53-70/D2692 | Woman's pendant |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Kimberley |