head ornament, worn by men for dances; strips of Lygodium fiber woven in openwork basketry technique, with 2 inner and an outer ring enclosing a zig-zag motif; encrusted with clay, usually before painting (not painted)
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Head ornaments
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama