Armlet
New Guinea, Karkar Island Region, 1900-1932
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Armlet
New Guinea, Karkar Island Region, 1900-1932
Physical Qualities
Nassa shells, orchid fiber, cloth, fiber from Karkar Island, W. 1 1/16 x L. 4 3/4 in. (2.7 x 12 cm.) folded
Credit Line
Gift of R. Bruce Allen, from the Estate of Luther Emory Allen
Object Number
1985.44.21
Red fiber from Karkar Island
The Baltimore Museum of Art 1976 by gift from the estate of Luther Emory Allen; R. Bruce Allen; Luther Emory Allen collected between 1942-1945(possibly collected in the Huon gulf);
Neich, Roger, and Pandora Fulimalo Pereira. Pacific jewelry and adornment. University of Hawaii Press, 2004.
