Pectoral ornament

Museum number:
11-3413
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Accession number:
Acc.1125
Description:
Boar’s tusk and shell ornament; Abrus orecatorius seeds inlaid in mastic; bringe of fig bark’s string; 21 cm. wide.
Donor:
Mrs. J. M. Menzi
Collection place:
New Guinea, Melanesia
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1954
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1974-1975 #38: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (December 11, 1974–June 23, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Pectoral ornament, accession number 11-3413, described as Boar’s tusk and shell ornament; Abrus orecatorius seeds inlaid in mastic; bringe of fig bark’s string; 21 cm. wide.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Pectoral ornament, accession number 11-3413, described as Boar’s tusk and shell ornament; Abrus orecatorius seeds inlaid in mastic; bringe of fig bark’s string; 21 cm. wide.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pectoral ornament, accession number 11-3413, described as Boar’s tusk and shell ornament; Abrus orecatorius seeds inlaid in mastic; bringe of fig bark’s string; 21 cm. wide.

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