Breast Ornament / Artist Unknown, New Guinean, Sepik River region

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Accession Number: 1987/2.17
Title: Breast Ornament
Artist: Artist Unknown, New Guinean, Sepik River region
Artist Nationality: New Guinean
Medium and Support: woven fibers, earth pigments, cowrie shells, and boar's tasks
Object Creation Date: circa 1960
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); New Guinea (island)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: New Guinea (island)
Credit Line: Gift of The Khan Foundation
Dimensions: 40 cm x 24.1 cm x 10.1 cm (15 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. x 4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Secondary Keywords: modern and contemporary art
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 809 x 1021
File Size: 77 KB
Record: 1987/2.17
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Full citation: "Breast Ornament; Artist Unknown, New Guinean, Sepik River region." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-2.17/1987_2.17.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.