Breast Ornament (Crocodile)
Unidentified Iatmul maker
Middle Sepik River
Papua New Guinea
2001
Bark fiber string, cowrie shell, and nassa shell
Overall: 24 × 3 1/2 in. (61 × 8.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Derrick R. Cartwright
2001.14.34013
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Exhibition History
Changing Traditions in Pacific Art, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 38, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 7-November 10, 2002.
Provenance
Acquired from Sebastine Haraha, Senior Technical Officer, Anthropology Department, New Guineas National Museum and Art Gallery; 2001 anonymous gift to Dartmouth College.
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