Head Ornament
29-50-62
From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Vogumash
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-62 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Vogumash |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Feather | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Man's head ornament. Clipped cassowary feathers held in a foundation like 29-50-61 between the two sides of a basketwork ornament which is edged with 3 loops on one side. From the crest of cassowary feathers rises a simple tall plume made of two featehrs tied together and notched on one side. |
| Width | 13.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 417 - Other Number |
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