Feather pin

Museum number:

11-38726

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Accession number:

Acc.2219

Description:

Feathered skewer; yellow and white bird of paradise chest feathers attached to stick with sharpened base; worn as ornament

Donor:

Klaus Koch and University Appropriation

Collection place:

Central Jalemo, Snow Mountains, West New Guinea

Culture or time period:

Yali people

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Skewers

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Accession date:

1967

Department:

Oceania