Head ornament

Museum number:

11-44081

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Accession number:

Acc.4736

Description:

head ornament, brass, the the formata snake, furled in a G shape with head inward. Head diamond shaped, pierced with 2 eyeholes. Pierced at mid body for attachment. Tapers to pointed tail. raised edge in center body.

Donor:

Fifi White

Collection place:

Lake Poso Region, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi

Verbatim coll. place:

Central Sulawesi, Lake Poso Region

Culture or time period:

Aboriginal Australians

Collection date:

1900s

Materials:

Brass (alloy)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Head ornaments

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Accession date:

December 22, 2003

Department:

Oceania

Dimensions:

length 57.15 centimeters

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