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84-2-27

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 84-2-27
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Arapesh
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Basketry | Shell | Mud
Description

Basketry ornament, attached to a large piece of Green Snal shell. Basketry ornment triangualr with small round protrusions at sides, two narrow holes in center. Covered with mud (much of which is chipped off), with red, black, white pigments. Black cassowary and small brown feathers fastened along two edges. Base secured, with peel to piece of green Snail shell (pierced).

Credit Line Gift of Benjamin Bernstein, 1984
Other Number 261 - Other Number

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