headornament
Objectcode
EA/41/8
Description (brief)
Head decoration for men worn on the back of the head. The decoration is braided from bark fibre to which cuscus bones are attached.
Dating
1955-1957 (verwerving)
Dimensions (L)
42,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» bone
» mammal bone
» rodent bone
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» bone
» mammal bone
» marsupial bone
» cuscus bone
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
» Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» clothing
» headgear