Headdress Ornament (uncertain)
Mask Ornament (uncertain)
57-15-33
From: New Britain | West Nakanai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 57-15-33 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Feather | Pigment |
| Description | Carved wooden object. Spherical shape with a stick protruding from the bottom and the side. On top of the spherical part is a leaf-shaped protrusion, capped with a few small white feathers. Round part is red, the rest is painted with black geometric designs. This was not labelled but was found with the Valentine collection, and may be a fragment of the 57-15- ___ collection. |
| Height | 46 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | New Britain Expedition, Charles A. Valentine, 1957 |
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