Breast Ornament
possibly Gulf of Papua
Papua New Guinea
collected 1893
Wood, red seeds, plant fiber, boar tusk
Overall: 9 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (24 × 14.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
172.12.25345
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Adolph Peter Goodwin (1842-1914), 1893; Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Vermont; acquired by present collection in Exchange 160, 1972.
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