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Head Ornament
| Object Number: | 29-50-98 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea German New Guinea Sepik River Tambunum |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Plant Fiber |
| Width: | 14.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 242 - Other Number |
Description
Man's. Crescent-shaped, of soft wood with human face in intaglio on each side. Strings for tying under chin. Called "mask for back of head" -- probably worn on top of head like 29-50-61. Cf. 29-50-322.
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