headhunting horn
Objectcode
EA/1001/1
Description (brief)
Headhunting case made of light-coloured wood, decorated with carved designs. The case can be worn around the neck with the attached chord. The ridges of the engraving are polished or worn smooth, the edgings are coloured red (pigment). The case shows traces of white pigment.
Dimensions (L x Ø)
44,0 x 8,0 cm
Production technique
carving
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» cane
» bamboo
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South Coast
» South Coast peoples
» Marind
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Merauke
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» sierwapens