Ornement de poitrine pour homme

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Côte Nord, Région d'Aitape, Wawapu

Provenance	Taille	Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
German Collection, Berlin	H: 24 cm; B: 22 cm	Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

rattan, boar tusks, nassa snails, resin (originally set with Abrus precatorius),
This breast ornament was part of a festive costume, but was also used as war ornament. It is possible, that the compact shield-shaped ornament did not only have an amulet-like effect but also offered real protection against arrows.

Heermann, Ingrid & Ulrich Menter, Schmuck der Südsee, München 1990, p. 60, ill. 6

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