Head Ornament
29-50-71
From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-71 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Feather | Cuscus Fur | Wood |
| Description | Three wooden prongs to which are lashed surrounding central plume several white feathers stripped in intervals bilaterally. The central plume consists of a piece of cus-cus fur, surmounted by a band of red and blue feathers from which issue several grey quills. |
| Length | 58 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
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