Armlet

A 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 in the S. Pacific Islands. 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.

Object Details

ID: AAA3648
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: 20 x 115 mm