Head Ornament
Object type: Head ornament
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Nauru
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Fiber, feathers, shark's teeth, coral beads
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 × W.  20 1/2 × D. 3 in. (5.4 × 52.1 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Basketry-Ornaments
Geography:     Nauru  
Credit line: Gift of American Friends of the Israel Museum, 1983
Accession year: 1983