Breast Plate
| Object Number: | P3279 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Tusk Shell Seed Plant Fiber |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Isobel Strong through Anderson Auction Company, 1914 |
Description
Boar's tusks attached to trident-shaped frame of basketwork, the latter incrusted with red seeds bordered by small white shells strung on the framework.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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