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HeadbandIe343

A headband, with a marquise shape, of several layers of beaten bark, on the outer surface of which have been sewn yellow-white nassa shells entirely covering the band except for a lozenge of exposed bark 1 cm. wide at the centre of the band. The pattern is a lozenge of eleven rows of shells around this centre. Nearly perpendicular to each side are twenty-five parallel rows of shells. There is another lozenge pattern at each end of the band and a double row of shells around the edge. Fragments of bark twine remain at each end.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bark, aka bark and nassarius shell
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandIe342

A headband of several layers of beaten bark, on the outer surface of which, there have been sewn six parallel rows of white nassa shells on the longitudinal axis of the band covering it. The shells overlap slightly and face the centre of the band. At the centre, there is a transverse strip of bark 1.5 cm. wide on which there are no shells, but which is coated with red paint. The band is an elongated oval in shape. Fragments of bark twine remain tied to ends . Shells near ends of band are smaller and more yellow.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bark, paint, aka bark and nassarius shell
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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