breast ornament
Objectcode
EA/70/1
Description (brief)
Breast ornament made of two plaited bands of leather that are worn crosswise. Small white beads in a repeating diamond pattern are stitched across the bands.
Origin(s)
Manokwari
Dimensions (L x W)
40,0 x 3,0 cm
Production technique
bead work
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» leather
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» glass
» glass beads
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Bird's Head
» Vogelkop oost
» Manokwari
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division West New Guinea
» Subdivision Manokwari
» Manokwari
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Jewelry
» neck, chest and back jewelry