NHM-HT.1-2014
Parts
Object number
NHM-HT.1-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Nose bone
Description
White carved Asmat nose bone with two spikes on each end, designed to fit around the ridge of the nose
Comments
Display label:
'Asmat nose bones: To be worn through a perforated septum. Agats, West Papua, 1973'
'Asmat nose bones: To be worn through a perforated septum. Agats, West Papua, 1973'
Description
Dimensions
length: 113mm
Material
bone
Materials & techniques note
possibly cassowary or pig bone
Physical description
In a glazed and gilt wood case, in a set of 3
Production
Place
Indonesia
History and association
Associated object
Previous ownership
References
• Hanbury-Tenison, R., Beauty Freely Given: A Universal Truth. Artefacts from the Collection of Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Garage Press, 2012 (p. 55)
