Photo credit – Joost Daalder
Posted by – Joost Daalder

Rare example of Oceanic jewellery. This bag is from the Western part of the island of New Guinea (generally feferred to a Papua). This piece is made of boars’ tusk, cassowary bone and fibre which includes yellow orchid fibre.

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Tags: bag, bone, fibres, horn, new guinea, oceanic, oceanic jewellery, papau new guinea, tusk