Breast Ornament
| Object Number: | 29-50-30 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea German New Guinea Sepik River Kaulagu |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Cloth Shell Tusk |
| Height: | 38 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 258 - Other Number |
Description
Man's breast ornament. Face constructed as 29-50-29. Oval with semicircular flaps for ears. Ornament consisting of two pieces of shell simulating split boar's tusks passed through septum of nose. 2 split boar's tusks hang behind face; also bunches of feathers. Necklace portion consists of cowries strung on fibre cord.
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