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Breast Ornament

29-50-35

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

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-50-35
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Timbunke
Section Oceanian
Materials Cloth | Shell | Tusk
Description

Man's breast ornament. Face as 29-50-34. Covered with nassa shells; cowries for eyes. Nose ornament as 29-50-30. Two pairs of split boar's tusks fastened behind. Feathers. Straps.
Height 40 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 365 - Other Number

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