NHM-HT.2-2014
Parts
Object number
NHM-HT.2-2014
Object type
Identification
Description
Carved Asmat nose bone
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: 128mm
Material
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)
