Head Ornament (uncertain)
86-11-17
From: New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 86-11-17 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Basketry | Fur | Tooth | Porcelain |
| Description | Basketry cone, with couscous fur around top and two plaited fiber bands decorated with nassa shells and animal teeth tied around it. On one band, five animal teeth with red string around them. On the other, half a ring of white porcelain. |
| Height | 16 cm |
| Width | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Walcott Merrow, 1986 |
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