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Headdress used in puberty ceremonies, made of tapa, fur, cotton cloth +
Headdress used in puberty ceremonies, made of tapa, fur, cotton cloth +
Object Number 36-105-70/452
Display Title Headdress used in puberty ceremonies, made of tapa, fur, cotton cloth +
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress used in puberty ceremonies, made of tapa, fur, cotton cloth +
Inventory Description Headdress, woven fiber circular band decorated with shells, fur, and feathers
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Mendam
Materials Vegetable fiber, Shell, Feather, Cuscus fur
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 22.5 x 4.5 cm (18 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 36-105-70/452

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