Headdress
89-17-109
From: Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 89-17-109 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Yonggom/Muyu |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Feather | Seed |
| Description | Feather headdress (ono) (=bird of paradise). Two yellow plumes of the greater bird of paradise (Paradisaea apoda0) with one cassowary quill topped with a sulphur crested cockatoo feather and red seeds (kereng yop or wunum). Worn by men, secured to forehead by nassa shell headband (see 89-17-39/40. Worn at amewop, urumanop, ok dang and ketmom dances. Made by Nem Kowop, Meremko clan, DOme village. Purchased from maker 7/20/88. Borrowed from collector by Maweng Duap, Dimin clan, Dome village to wear to a tok dance on 3/4/89. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Stuart A. Kirsch, 1989 |
| Other Number | 36 - Other Number |
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