Head Ornament

29-50-107

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

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number	29-50-107
Current Location	Collections Storage
Provenience	New Guinea \| German New Guinea \| Sepik River \| Timbunke
Section	Oceanian
Materials	Plant Fiber \| Wood \| Feather
Description	Man's. Double cone of basketwork ringed with cassowary feathers, with a few white feathers tied to tips of the latter. The ornament is carried on a 4-pronged wooden pin. B27. BBL #39
Height	42 cm
Width	30 cm
Credit Line	Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number	280 - Other Number

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