Headdress
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Caption
Tomman Islander. Headdress, early 20th century. Bamboo, leaves, vegetal-fiber paste, tusks, pigment, 20 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 21 in. (52.7 x 49.5 x 53.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 62.18.4. Creative Commons-BY
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Headdress
Date
early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Tomman Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu
Medium
Bamboo, leaves, vegetal-fiber paste, tusks, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
20 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 21 in. (52.7 x 49.5 x 53.3 cm)
Inscriptions
"D.39.3 185" written in white on side of base, supposedly a depot number
Credit Line
Frank L. Babbott Fund
Accession Number
62.18.4
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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