Breast Ornament
29-50-29
From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Maivi
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-29 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Maivi |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Shell |
| Description | Man's breast ornament. Of plaited fabric. Simple heart-shaped human face with loop for nose, bits of shell for eyes, suspended by two flat straps of same material. |
| Height | 8 cm |
| Length | 27 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 259 - Other Number |
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