Accession No
1967.14 D
Description
One of five cassowary quill ornaments (koi raema kutimb) made from wing bone of the cassowary, up to 12" long. They may be worn through the nose by either men or women, and be decorated with lime (A). Men may wear them sticking from their wigs either side of the face, so that the quills may be paired (as D and E are). D and E have decorative tufts of marsupial fur on the ends.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Mount Hagen Area; Buk
Period
Source
Strathern, A Marilyn; Strathern, A J [collectors and donors]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1967.14 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
1967.14 A & B left attached to wig 1967.1 after display, in Box 33.C.1.
Event Date 1/6/1998
Author: Remke Velden
Description (CMS Description)
One of five cassowary quill ornaments (koi raema kutimb) made from wing bone of the cassowary, up to 12" long. They may be worn through the nose by either men or women, and be decorated with lime (A). Men may wear them sticking from their wigs either side of the face, so that the quills may be paired (as D and E are). D and E have decorative tufts of marsupial fur on the ends.
Event Date 1/6/1998
Author: Remke Velden
Context (Found together / assemblage)
1967.14 A-B removed from wig 1967.1 when objects were removed from display and returned to the store. As part of Pacific Currents, the Pacific cases in The Maudslay gallery will be redeveloped with new displays to be completed by April 2018.
Event Date 14/11/2017
Author: Remke Velden
FM:278631
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