Bride's Headpiece
date
about 1950-1975
creation place
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik
medium & support
Woven plant fiber painted with pigments with attached shells woven in to make a small crocodile's head at end
measurements
31 x 8 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (78.74 x 21.26 x 12.07 cm)
credit line
Gift of Edmund F. and Virginia Ball
accession number
1979.010.002
keywords
ceremonial object, headdress, marriage, Oceania, ritual object
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