Breast ornament · Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf · ID: 3040226
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Size
D: 16 cm
D: 6.3 inch
Description
rattan core, coated with plaited cord, hemmed with small ovula snails shells all around, embroidered with nassa snails arranged radially, compartments dyed with red and black pigment, cord for suspension
Comparing literature
Heermann, Ingrid & Ulrich Menter, Schmuck der Südsee, München 1990, p. 67