Ornement de poitrine pour homme ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Côte Nord, Région d'Aitape, Wawapu · ID: 3047098

Description

rattan, boar tusks, nassa snails, resin (originally set with Abrus precatorius),
This breast ornament was part of a festive costume, but was also used as war ornament. It is possible, that the compact shield-shaped ornament did not only have an amulet-like effect but also offered real protection against arrows.

Littérature comparée

Heermann, Ingrid & Ulrich Menter, Schmuck der Südsee, München 1990, p. 60, ill. 6