Head Ornament
29-50-57
From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Tambunum
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-57 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Tambunum |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Feather | Basketry |
| Description | Man's head ornament. Of cassowary feathers tied into a band of crude coiled basketwork. A large number of small white feathers are tied to the cassowary feathers. Back of catalog card reads: "Head Ornament: Of feathers, in flat band of basketwork. Compare the clipped feathers of the other head ornaments. the dark feathers here are also from the cassowary. N.E. New Guinea, Sepik River, Kambrigi. 29-50-57." |
| Length | 26 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 224 - Other Number |
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