Kembena (bullock-horn wig), mid 20th century, collected 1968 ::

Place where the work was made: Porgera → Enga Province → Papua New Guinea
Cultural origin: Ipili people
Dates: mid 20th century
collected 1968
Media category: Ceremonial object
Materials used: human hair, Superb Bird of Paradise breast shield (Lophorina superba), feathers, cuscus fur, cut and incised plant stems, split bamboo, dried flowers, paper, red seedpods, rattan, wood, plaited plant fibres
Dimensions: 70.0 x 13.0 x 19.0 cm (excluding feathers)
Credit: Gift of Stan Moriarty 1978
Location: Not on display
Accession number: 286.1978
Copyright: © Ipili people, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics
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