Accession No

E 1916.143.205


Description

Frontlet; Belt - Ceremonial frontlet (or belt).


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Naman District; Maipua


Period


Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1916.143.205


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bark; Cloth; Cane; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
Ceremonial frontlet (or belt).
Event Date 1/9/1998
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Band made of barkcloth, with black white and red pigments. More likely to be worn on the forehead according to Nicolas Garnier (02/12/2016).
Event Date 2/12/2015
Author: maa


Context (References)
"1916.143 (1—297). The Haddon Collection, viz.: [...] thirty-seven ornaments and dresses; [...] British
New Guinea (mainly from the Delta Division). Collected by the donor A.C. Haddon, Sc.D." (AR 1917 p.8)
Event Date 8/8/2017
Author: Katharina Haslwanter


Context (References)
"Dr Haddon has further enriched the New Guinea collection with selected specimens obtained from
the natives of the delta districts of Papua during his last visit to New Guinea." (AR 1917 p.4)
Event Date 8/8/2017
Author: Katharina Haslwanter


FM:113709

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