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In the 19th century, jewellery fashioned of gold and human hair was highly valued for its personal character. A note accompanying this necklace states that the hair in it belonged to H.M.A.F. Teding van Berkhout-van Slingeland and to her youngest child, F…
Along the edge of a piece of gourd shell there is a braided cord. This runs further as a necklace. On the top there are resin remains, indicating an original decoration with probably coix pits etc.
The fruit shells used here are from the Sapinda.
The nasal jewelry consists of two separate, spiral-cut pieces of Cymbium shell.The ends of these are connected by peeling strips.Although this object was not collected from the Asmat but from the Auyu (Awjoe) located east of the Asmat, it is discussed her…
At the bottom edge is a short fibre fringe, several chains of grey fruit pips and two bundles of black wood, arched and rounded sticks. These small arches indicate, according to Wirz, that a young man of the Ewati class is being mourned.
Traditioneel plat vrouwelijk hoofddeksel uit Chincheros. Het hoofddeksel zelf en de versiering erop is in dezelfde stijl vervaardigd als de "hoeden" uit Pisac en Cusco (zie 5387-33, 5387-29a). Het hoofddeksel bestaat uit een naar onderen en naar…
A modern, round and flat headgear that is part of the traditional female Quechua costume from Cuzco. The decoration is traditional and clearly inspired by the older montera No. 5387-33.\The headgear consists of a side wall of bundles of dried grass tied t…
This bracelet is composed of coix seeds (the seeds of the Jobstraan, tear-grass) and gold-colored metal rings. Three to five seeds and pits hang from the rings and have been pierced with metal wire and attached to the bracelet.\ The costume to which this …