Nose Ornament
| Object Number: | 29-50-188 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea German New Guinea Sepik River Vogumash |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Tusk Seed |
| Width: | 9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 443? - Other Number |
Description
Two small boar's tusks fastened together by the thick ends. From the junction depend 5 strings of bisected "Job's tears" (Coix lachryma). See the woven masks, No. 29-50-30, etc. (Small ticket No. 443 presumably belongs to this)
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