Oceanic Art - Woven yam headdress, Abelam, Papua New Guinea

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Oceanic Art - Woven yam headdress, Abelam, Papua New Guinea


   This shapely headdress was woven for the ceremonial yams and has remnants of traditional red pigment beneath a gray slip layer. It measures 10" high. Mid-20th century. Abelam people, Papua New Guinea.  #1889  SOLD
 

Oceanic Art - Woven yam headdress, Abelam, Papua New Guinea, back view

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