Breast Ornament
Item number 3532/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Woven breast ornament shaped like an inverted triangle with a naturally coloured, braided cord extending from the top; rest of ornament is coloured with orange pigment. Eight boar tusks extend from either side of the ornament; first two are pointed up, rest are pointed down. Additional boar tusks are threaded through a loop in the front centre of the ornament, pointed down. Woven protrusions extend from either side of the ornament, below the fit set of tusks; protrusions are thin rectangles with rounded ends. An open oval-shaped protrusion is woven underneath the central boar tusks. Above the central boar tusks are two cowrie shells, attached horizontally; a line of vertical cowrie shells extends from below the woven oval to the bottom of the ornament. Loop attached to bottom edge; back is undecorated.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by Eleanor Hooley before November 3, 2021
- Received from Eleanor Hooley (Donor) on November 3, 2021
What
- Name
- Breast Ornament
- Identification Number
- 3532/2
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- fibre, boar tusk ?, cowrie shell and pigment
- Overall
- height 38.6 cm, width 11.7 cm, depth 3.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Eleanor Hooley
- Received from
- Eleanor Hooley (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 2021
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3532/0002
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