Kara Ut (Amulet or Ornament)

Culture Abelam
Geography
Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Maprik District
Date ca. 1950
Object Name Amulet or Ornament, Kara Ut
Medium Plant fiber, shell, boar's tusks, teeth, pigments
Dimensions
Overall: 22 13/16 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/16 in. (58 x 11.5 x 3 cm)
Credit Line Museum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernie and Herb Beenhouwer, A.2009.55.3
Accession number A.2009.55.3
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