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Title

Bowman's wooden wristguard

collected 1966

Artists

Unknown Artist

No image

  • Details

    Other Title
    Armband
    Place where the work was made
    Mount Elimbari → Simbu (Chimbu) Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Chuave people
    Date
    collected 1966
    Media category
    Arms & armour
    Materials used
    carved wood, incised designs, traces of blue, red, yellow and white pigments
    Dimensions
    10.0 x 8.5 x 6.7 cm :

    0 - Whole, 10.3 cm (4 1/16"), length of armband

    0 - Whole, 8.5 cm, diameter at widest point

    0 - Whole, 6.7 cm, diameter at narrowest point

    Credit
    Gift of Stan Moriarty 1977
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    522.1979
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  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication