Breast Ornament
| Object Number: | 29-50-38 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea German New Guinea Sepik River Kanduonum |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Shell Plant Fiber |
| Height: | 17 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 257 - Collector Number |
Description
Man's breast ornament. Face as 29-50-34 with two additional triangular flaps. No projection above forehead. Nose ornament as 29-50-30. Cowries for eyes. A shell disk at origin of each suspension strap. Clam shell as pendant.
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