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Object Number
32-68-70/D4003
Display Title
Hair belt and part of shell cover and 1 bull roarer
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendant, broken shell disk, red linear designs, perforated, twisted hair cordage
Classification
- Pendant
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
/
Wyndham
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Materials
Shell, Hair, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D4003; 313
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1904)
Seller
University of Pennsylvania
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4003.1 | bull roarer |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Western Australia
Wyndham | |
|
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 |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2413 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur string |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Sunday Island
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/D1742.1 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3986 | Shell cover and shell belt |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 30-54-70/D3413 | Bull roarer, bush cotton and blood |
Tools
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3995 | Pearl shell on hair-string girdle |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Forrest River Mission | |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4669 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4670 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 35-31-50/1177 | Bull roarer of wood with fibre thongs (mbam um) |
Tools
Shaft, modified Raw Material |
Cameroon
|