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Tiwi

Neck Ornament (Panijini)

Tiwi, Early 20th century

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Tiwi

Neck Ornament (Panijini)

Tiwi, Early 20th century

Physical Qualities Cane, fiber, pigments, possibly vegetable paste, possibly resin, feathers, W. 1 7/8 x Diam. 38 3/8 in. (4.8 x 97.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1955.251.121a
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art" , BMA 1956 pg 33. cat no. 121. (not installed in exhibition)

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