Breast Ornament
29-50-51
From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Vogumash
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-51 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Vogumash |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Boar Tusk |
| Technique | Netting |
| Description | Man's breast ornament. Of netting. Band (with suspenders) carrying two split boar's tusks as pendant. Back of card reads: "Breast Ornament: Of netting, with split boar's tusks; worn around neck and upper part of torso. Northeastern New Guinea, Sepik River [4] Vogumash." |
| Length | 84 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 453 - Other Number | 824 - Other Number |
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