Penis sheath, conical; coiled fiber ring lashed to base; fiber string loop attached to ring; band of shells affixed to outside of base with mastic; bulbous encrustation of shells affixed near tip; pointed shell at tip; exterior painted black
Donor:
Ruth Wall
Collection place:
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Penis sheaths