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forehead ornament

The forehead ornament consists of a piece of mother-of-pearl with carvings and jagged edges. A plant fibre cord is attached to the piece of mother-of-pearl.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
jewelry worn on the head
Dimensions
General: 3.2 × 0.2 × 4.1 cm
Material/Technique
Mother-of-pearl; plant fibre carved; drilled
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D13595
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D13595

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1893
    where
    New Britain
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Kapitän Rohde - Former Possessors
    Kapitän Rohde - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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