penis gourd
Objectcode
EA/41/49
Description (brief)
Penis gourd decorated with a pompon of cuscus fur. The gourd is kept in place by a band in loopwork made from barch fibre cord and yellow and brown orchid bark.
Dating
1955-1957 (verwerving)
Dimensions (L x Ø)
25,0 x 4,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fruit
» gourd
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» fur
» marsupial fur
» cuscus fur
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» orchid bark
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
» Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» clothing
» clothing from the hip