Subject: kain chief
Culture: (n)Dani
Setting: tribal warfare, Irian Jaya highlands mid-20thc
Object: wamaik nosepiece
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography > Pacific Islands Hall *
"Nose Ornament (wamaik) pig tusk New Guinea, Dani ... Pairs of pig tusks are used by men as nose ornaments.
Worn through a pierced nasal septum, they are used as adornment in battle and dance." ...
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