Breast Ornament
| Object Number: | 29-50-51 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea German New Guinea Sepik River Vogumash |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Plant Fiber Boar Tusk |
| Technique: | Netting |
| Length: | 84 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 453 - Other Number 824 - Other Number |
Description
Man's breast ornament. Of netting. Band (with suspenders) carrying two split boar's tusks as pendant. Back of card reads: "Breast Ornament: Of netting, with split boar's tusks; worn around neck and upper part of torso. Northeastern New Guinea, Sepik River [4] Vogumash."
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