breast ornament (personal adornment)

Top view of object no. 1982.86ii.
Frontal view of object no. 1982.86ii.
Bottom view of object no. 1982.86ii.
Top view of object no. 1982.86ii. Frontal view of object no. 1982.86ii. Bottom view of object no. 1982.86ii.

Chest decoration (Bedamuni: kiwaari). A chest decoration (kiwaari) worn by men at the kamokafoi ceremony. The kiwaari are worn to imitate breasts when the men dress up as women. They are made from the aerial roots of pandanus trees. This example was made by Totaba.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1982.86ii
PLACE
CULTURE
Bedamuni
MAKER
COLLECTOR / COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 83 mm x 65 mm x 65 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
Pandanus root; string
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Oceania > Bedamuni
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