Hair Ornament

29-50-66A

From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Tambunum

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-50-66A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Tambunum
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Feather | Cane (plant)
Description

Two wooden pins to which are lashed narrow notched strippings of white quills above a bunch of small red and brown feathers. They were contained in a cane internode, presumably so kept by original owner. Man's.

Length 22 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 277 - Other Number

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