Breast Ornament

29-50-39

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

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-50-39
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Tambunum
Section Oceanian
Materials Cloth | Shell | Tusk
Description

Face as 29-50-34. Covered with nassa shells except 2 of 5 triangular flaps. 4 of these have wire nails attached. Cowries for eyes. Double nose ornament; one element consists of pair of split boar's tusks. Straps.

Height 18 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 253 - Other Number

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