Coastal Ramu River Neckrest-Harry Franklin Collection-New Guinea Art-Oceanic Art
Coastal Ramu River Neckrest
Coastal Ramu River area, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Harry A. Franklin (O459), Beverly Hills
Late 19th/early 20th century
21 ½” (54.6 cm) in length
I love the massive heads on each end of this neckrest. The bulging stack of ridged forms through the nose represent the traditional array of shell nose pieces.