Forehead jewellery
About the object
The band, decorated with nassa snail shells, dog teeth and human hair, is tied around the forehead in such a way that the teeth protrude. This type of jewellery was widespread in the Sepik River region of New Guinea. The object comes from the Robert Beirer collection from Sipplingen, who worked as a stores assistant for the German New Guinea Company at the end of the 19th century and sold a large collection to the Museum für Natur- und Völkerkunde in Freiburg.