This collection item does not have a name in the language of origin. If you know the name or have comments, use this form to contact the data-providing institution.

nose ornament

The nose peg consists of a straight rod made of tridacna shell that tapers to a point on both sides.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
jewelry worn on the head
Dimensions
General: 0.6 × 9.6 cm
Material/Technique
Tridacna clam shell carved
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D08358
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D08358

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1910
    where
    Bougainville
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Ludwig Cohn - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
This content was machine-translated
Version: 2.5 / 7.5