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Object Number
32-68-70/D3995
Display Title
Pearl shell on hair-string girdle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendant, oval shell disk, perforated, thick, twisted hair cordage, fiber tie
Classification
- Pendant
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
/
Forrest River Mission
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 15.4 x 0.5 cm (4 9/16 x 6 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D3995; 37
Provenance
Collector
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Expedition
(1907)
Seller
University of Pennsylvania
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-68-70/D3987 | Pearl shell cover and shell string |
Pendant
|
Roebourne
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2413 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur string |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1742.1 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 32-68-70/D3988 | Pearl shell cover and shell string |
Pendant
|
Wallal
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2412 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur tassel |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
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 | |
| 32-68-70/D3989 | Pearl shell cover and leather thong |
Pendant
|
Derby
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
| 25-46-70/D2411 | Hair belt and 2 pearl shell pendants |
Shaft, modified
Belt |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
| 32-68-70/D3982 | Shell disk pendant with two perforations on tubular bead string |
Pendant
|
Western Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D3981 | Shell disk pendant with two perforations on tubular bead fiber string. |
Pendant
|
Western Australia
|