Papua New Guinea Siripiya / Fofona ornament. The skull measures 17

The skull measures 17

This is a lovely

Weight 850g

concave face with projecting top knot

old example of a medically prepared real human half skeleton of the kind that have been used by medical students for over one hundred years

Papua New Guinea Siripiya / Fofona ornament. The skull measures 17These are made by the Bena Bena people of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. They are woven by women and given to young men after their initiation and are worn on the chest or sometimes on the back and even occasionally held in the teeth. They are worn in traditional dances and historically in battle. They are also worn in Marriage ceremonies where they serve as part of a bride price. These were valuable items for the Bene Bene people as the