Old Man's Beard Ornament (Pavahina)

Artist:Marquesan

Medium: Hair, sennit

Geograhical Locations:

• Puamao Valley, Marquesas Islands, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia

Dates:before 1938

Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (16.5 x 8.5 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Pacific Islands

Accession Number: 42.211.3

Image: CUR.42.211.3.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Ornament of old man's beard (pavahina); the hair is yellowed and in 13 groups which are wrapped with sennit cord

Brooklyn Museum