Head ornament

Museum number:
11-37853
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
head ornament; rattan covered ring base serves as support for three basketry arches which are interconnected by filigree zig-zag rattan runners; painted in parts with red ochre; 34.5 cm; 27.2 cm width
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
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37853, described as head ornament; rattan covered ring base serves as support for three basketry arches which are interconnected by filigree zig-zag rattan runners; painted in parts with red ochre; 34.5 cm; 27.2 cm width

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