Ornament: fiber, shell and human hair, glass? ring

Museum number:
11-40737
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Description:
ornament; conus, nassa, and cowry shells assembled onto structure worked in knotless netting technique; glass ring at center; braided hair appended; attached to costume.
Collection place:
Middle Sepik river, East Sepik Province, Momase Region
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Human remains
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ornament: fiber, shell and human hair, glass? ring, accession number 11-40737, described as ornament; conus, nassa, and cowry shells assembled onto structure worked in knotless netting technique; glass ring at center; braided hair appended; attached to costume.

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