headhunting horn
Objectcode
    EA/99/5
  Description (brief)
              Headhunting horn made of bamboo with engraved patterns. An unworked band is carved in the middle of the horn. On both sides of this band are mirroring geometrical patterns. The head hunting horn was traditionally used to incite young men to go headhunting. Probably this horn was made for white people living in the area, after the headhunting had become obsolete.  
          Origin(s)
              Asmat
          Dimensions (L x Ø)
  	    46,0 x 9,0 cm
  	  Production technique
              wood carving
          Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
          Materials thesaurus
 » organic
 » vegetal
 » stem
 » cane
 » bamboo
              Cultural
          Cultural origin
 » Papua
 » South West Coast
 » Asmat
              Geographic
          Geographical term
 » Papua
 » Division South New-Guinea
 » Subdivision Asmat
              Object category
          OVM Category
 » wapens, strijd en oorlog
 » voorwerpen die verband houden met oorlog