Ornament

Hair ornament from Papua New Guinea. Two pointed hard wood sticks with a plaited red fibre attachment at one end terminating in a tassel. The plait is bound in two places with white fibre which has been oversewn. The item was formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5535
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Ornament
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 445 mm x 10 mm