breast ornament
Objectcode
EA/52/25
Description (brief)
Breast ornament: two dark brown bands, made of plaited fibre cord. These bands have been stitched crosswise with white beads. The narrowest band has stitched red beads and tufts of red thread as well.
Origin(s)
Bird's Head (Vogelkop): Manikion
Dimensions (L)
38,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» textile
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» glass
» glass beads
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Bird's Head
» Vogelkop oost
» Anggi Lakes
» Manikion
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division West New Guinea
» Subdivision Ransiki
» Anggimeren
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Jewelry
» neck, chest and back jewelry