Title

Armband made by Aitape Artist

Description

This object circulated throughout the Sepik River Valley in Papua New Guinea. Men would wear the armbands on their arms in the Papua New Guinea coast. In the Middle Sepik Region the armbands were attached to the back of large ancestor masks for dancing, and armbands could be exchanged or given to others as a sign of friendship.

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Indigenous Art

Morton D. May

Melanesian

Papua New Guinea

Aitape Artist

Temporal Coverage

19th or 20th century

Spatial Coverage

Papua New Guinea

Language

Object description is in English

Medium

Object is made out of tortoise shell

Source

Saint Louis Art Museum

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7742/

Is Part Of

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Morton D. May

Identifier

193:1975

Provenance

1974 - 1975
Morton D. May

1975
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

This object originated in Papua New Guinea