Head Ornament
Object type: Head ornament
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Nauru
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Turtle shell, feathers, human hair, fiber, coral beads
Dimensions: H. 12 1/8 × W. 24 1/2 × D. 1 in. (30.8 × 62.2 × 2.5 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:     Nauru  
Credit line: Gift of American Friends of the Israel Museum, 1983
Accession year: 1983