Head band
Date1910
MediumCowrie shells and leather
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Otis Warren Barrett
Object number1928.1.10
DescriptionCowrie head-band worn in ceremonial dances. Four rows of cowrie shells, 3 rows of twelve and 1 row of thirteen. All shells sewn onto leather backing with 1 continuous string. At either end are 2 leather thongs, one end tied in a knot, the other untied.On View
Not on viewCollections
INDONESIA/MELANESIA
PACIFIC
New Guinea
