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head ornament

The forehead ornament consists of plant fibre cord that merges into a wider part in the middle, which is completely covered with nassa snails. The cords can be joined together.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
jewelry worn on the head
Dimensions
General: 3 × 5 × 40 cm folded
Material/Technique
Wet snail; plant fibre
braided; rope work
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D03286
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D03286

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1913
    where
    Papua New Guinea
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Arnold Fabricius - Former Possessors
    Arnold Fabricius - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
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