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Title

Man's necklace

mid 20th century
collected 1969

Artists

Unknown Artist

Alternate image of Man's necklace by

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Marawaka → Eastern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Baruya people
    Dates
    mid 20th century
    collected 1969
    Media categories
    Botanical material , Animal material , Ceremonial object
    Materials used
    28 mammalian bones, 28 lengths yellow plant stem segments, plant fibre string
    Dimensions
    89.0 cm length; bone pendants 5.5 to 11.3 cm length
    Credit
    Gift of Stan Moriarty 1977
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    656.1979
    Copyright
    © Baruya people, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Marawaka

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication