Subject: to kapua 'big man' warrior
Setting: tribal warfare, anti-colonial resistance, Sulawesi highlands late 19th - mid-20thc
Object: baju pa'barani armor = songkok helmet, pa'kara kara cuirass
* Asmat Collection
* American Museum of Natural History > Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples
" [...] Horns appear on warrior's helmets and dance costumes, and are represented in graphic decoration." ...
