Nose piece (Bipane). The two shells of a clam are carved into thick crescents, tied together with bast string through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. Both sides of the shells are ivory in colour, with some darker striations on the outside and natural vertical lines on one shell.

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• Type of Item ornament
• Culture Asmat
• Material clam shell, bark, wood resin
• Measurements height 6.3 cm, width 12.1 cm, depth 1.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
• Received from Lorne Balshine

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• Made in Papua

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• Collection Date during 1980
• Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012

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• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2948/0038