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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