Old Man's Beard Ornament (Pavahina)

Artist:Marquesan

Medium: Hair, sennit

Geograhical Locations:

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

Dates:before 1938

Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (12 x 23.5 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Pacific Islands

Accession Number: 42.211.108

Image: CUR.42.211.108.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Ornament of an old man's beard; the hair is yellowed and grouped in about 50 strands, the tops of which are wrapped with coconut fiber and black human hair

Brooklyn Museum