Accession No
2010.360
Description
Rectangular headdress of plaited pandanus leaf with three vertical cylindrical projections Decorated with red ochre and black pigment overpainting and dyed purple bands. With strap. Open at the base with plain tags projecting upwards. Worn by women for ceremonial occasions. The number of sections at the top indicate their rank in the 'nmangki' (age grade ceremonies).
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Vanuatu; Malekula
Period
Source
Herle, Anita [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2010.360
Cultural Affliation
Material
Basketry; keaf; Plant; pigment; ochre
Local Term
Measurements
258mm x 447mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
These hats are worn by women for ceremonial occasions. The number of sections at the top indicate their rank in the 'nmangki' (age grade ceremonies).
Event Date 2010
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Anita Herle, Curator of Anthroplogy, MAA, a during fieldwork after a women's Nmangki ceremony at Biten on mainland Malekula on 8 August 2007. A small pig was sacrificed during the ceremony.
Event Date 23/9/2010
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular plaited hat or headdress of pandanus leaf, with plain tags suspended from the base. The base of the plaited section is unsealed and open.
Event Date 23/9/2010
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular headdress of plaited pandanus leaf with three vertical cylindrical projections Decorated with red ochre and black pigment overpainting and dyed purple bands. With strap.
Event Date 1/7/2024
Author: Rachel Hand
FM:70197
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