head ornament
Objectcode
EA/30/29
Description (brief)
A head decoration made from threated animal skin, with a decorative belt of coix seeds and strips of sago leaf.
Dimensions (L x W)
50,0 x 20,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» skin
» mammal skin
» marsupial skin
» cuscus skin
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» leaf
» palm leaf
» sago palm leaf
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fruit
» seed
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
» Casuarine Coast and interior
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
» Casuarine Coast
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Jewelry
» hair and head jewelry