Breast Ornament

29-50-37

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

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-50-37
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Tambunum
Section Oceanian
Materials Cloth | Shell
Description

Man's breast ornament. Face as 29-50-34, but ears triangular like other flaps. Face covered with nassa shells; cowries for eyes; cowries on straps.

Height 15.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 255 - Collector Number

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