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Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
Lot 185:
Breast or hair ornament made of shell.
Similar item was gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux to the American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology (90/8998), in 1936. The catalog entry states: "shell breast or hair ornament, worn in ceremony, made by man"
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: shell
Dimensions: L 4 1/2" x H 2 1/2"
Similar item:
American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology 80/8998
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%208998
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