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Arm ornament, Siguamal, 19th–early 20th century
Cassowary bone
16.5 x 2.5 x 2.9 cm (6 1/2 x 1 x 1 1/8 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.269

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "S. G. Moriarty Collection, Sydney." (Catalog #323, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 135.) EXHIBITIONS: 1991 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1991, "New Guinea Bone Carvings." PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "When worn on the upper arm, the rear tine of the ornament was inserted in a bark plaited armband and only the bearded face was visible. Two crude versions are published in Koch, 1968, nos. 189 and 190." (Catalog #323, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 135.)

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