Nose Ornament
MOA: University of British Columbia
2948/50
Pig bone nose ornament, noticeably wider at one end. A broad ring has been carved at centre, with long arches on both sides of the bone, forming ends that appear as crescents from the front or as arrow points from a top view. The bone has been polished.
- Type of Item ornament
- Culture Asmat
- Material bone
- Measurements height 11.8 cm, width 2.8 cm, depth 2.9 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
- Received from Lorne Balshine
- Made in Papua
- Collection Date during 1980
- Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
- Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012
- Condition good
- Accession Number 2948/0050