head ornament
Objectcode
EA/41/60
Description (brief)
Headband worn by men on their forehead. Made from palm leaf and decorated with white feathers ( probably cocketoo).
Dating
1962 (verwerving)
Dimensions (L x W)
63,0 x 2,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» leaf
» palm leaf
» pandanus palm leaf
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» feather
» parrot feather
» cockatoo feather
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Centrale Highlands
» Baliem Valley
» Dani
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Hollandia
» Explorationressort Eastern Highlands
» Baliem
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Jewelry
» hair and head jewelry