Mouth Ornament
Breast Ornament
52-42-1
From: New Britain | West Nakanai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 52-42-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Boar Tusk |
| Description | Boar's tusk. Worn in pairs on the chest or at either mouth corner or worn singly at mouth over the nose. The notches around inner edges are a tally of amorous conquests. Native name - La Tooqo. |
| Credit Line | New Guinea Ethnological Reconnaissance; Ward Goodenough, 1952 |
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