breast ornament
Objectcode
EA/65/32
Description (brief)
Breast ornament made of shell, ending in a tip, attached to a bark fibre cord.
Origin(s)
Asmat area
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» shell
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Jewelry
» neck, chest and back jewelry