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Object Number
27-56-70/D2876
Display Title
Shell used in making penis case
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell accessory, large shell, unmodified, filled with sand
Classification
- Faunal
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
South
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D2876
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-56-70/D2730 | Penis cases |
Penis gourd
|
Village of Kowel
| |
| 18-20-70/D1239 | Decorated penis shell |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 967-12-70/10878.1.26 | Making a penis sheath |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.25 | Making a penis sheath |
Vanuatu
Malakula Island | ||
| 976-31-70/5472 | Penis sheath, 36 cm l. |
Penis gourd
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72623 | Shield for penis |
Penis gourd
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 36-105-70/436 | Palm of sword grass - used in puberty ceremonies for insertion in penis |
Floral
|
New Guinea
| |
| 976-31-70/5468 | Penis sheath, 36 cm l. |
Accessory
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 976-31-70/5470 | Penis sheath, 48 cm l. |
Penis gourd
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 976-31-70/5471 | Penis sheath, 22.5 cm l. |
Penis gourd
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 976-31-70/5469 | Penis sheath, 16 cm l. |
Penis gourd
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 64-18-70/4194 | Long thin penis gourd with string waist band |
Penis gourd
|
New Guinea
Indonesia |