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