skull; neck ornament

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 8.161
Right side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 8.161
General view of label of Horniman Museum object no 8.161
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 8.161 Right side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 8.161 General view of label of Horniman Museum object no 8.161

A chief's skull on neck sling. The skull is decorated with lines of regular painted dots. Attached to it is a kind of harness constructed from a length of thin rope attached to either side. The rope runs over the top of the skull and forms a loop which extends out from the bottom of the front of the skull. From the cord on the top of the skull regular bundles of strings of dentalium shells are suspended. Label: one blue exhibition label, printed.

would have been carried by a relative of the deceased

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
8.161
Date
late 19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 177.8 x 127 x 139.7 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
human bone; clay; plant fibre; shells
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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