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Breast Ornament

29-50-41

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

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-50-41
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Kanduonum
Section Oceanian
Materials Cloth | Shell | Feather
Description

Man's breast ornament. Face as 29-50-38 but ears triangular like remaining 5 flaps. Covered with nassa shells; cowries for eyes. Cowries on straps. Pendent bunches of feathers and fibers.
Height 36 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 360 - Other Number

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