Head Ornament

29-50-107

From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Timbunke

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-50-107
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Timbunke
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber | Wood | Feather
Description

Man's. Double cone of basketwork ringed with cassowary feathers, with a few white feathers tied to tips of the latter. The ornament is carried on a 4-pronged wooden pin.

B27. BBL #39

Height 42 cm
Width 30 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 280 - Other Number

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