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Armlet
Circular armlet from Papua New Guinea carved from a large trochus shell. Collected by Captain H.J.O.Millar when in command of HMS 'Torch' 1903-4 on th Australian Station. In 1903 HMS 'Torch' took Major General Edward Hutton (1848-1923) to British New Guinea via Thursday Island to carry out an inspection of imperial defences.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2889 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures |
| Type: | Armlet |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Torch 1894 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1903-05; 1903-1905 |
| People: | Millar, Herbert James Ogilvy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 x 115 mm |
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