head ornament
Objectcode
EA/70/5
Description (brief)
Head ornament, a beaded band, extending on both sides into four strings of beads. The beads are blue, green, red, and white, and strung to chords of tree bark fibre in a repeating diamond pattern. The ornament is laced around the head. The lace may have a military origin.
Origin(s)
[Teminabiam] (southern Bird's Head area)
Dimensions (L x W)
23,0 x 3,0 cm
Production technique
bead work
Thesaurus terms
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Bird's Head
» Vogelkop zuidkust
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division West New Guinea
» Subdivision Teminabuan
» Teminabuan
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Jewelry
» hair and head jewelry