Head Ornament
Object Number:
2003-22-4
Current Location:
Collections storage
Provenience:
New Guinea
Section:
Oceanian
Materials:
Cotton
Shell
Plant Fiber
Fur
Pigment
Description:
Head or hair ornament. Oval piece of cotton cloth covered with rows of nassa shells, chain stitched through fabric. At center an open "I" shaped area of cloth, colored with red pigment. Plaited ties of plant fiber at ends. Attached to one tie, a scrap of cuscus (possum) fur.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonard and Helen Evelev
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