Lot Essay
Biebuyck notes that a similar cap was collected by Neuhauss in 1911, when he recorded that the stylised anthropomorphic designs refer to the number of enemies slain by the owner of the cap.
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FROM LAE-WOMBA OR WAMPAR
Details
A Markham River bark cloth hat
from Lae-Womba or Wampar
Of hemispherical form decorated with three rows of triangular ornament divided by a row of star forms painted in red and black on a natural ground, with eight inset feathers in quill holders, the centre with a single black feather
26cm. diam.
from Lae-Womba or Wampar
Of hemispherical form decorated with three rows of triangular ornament divided by a row of star forms painted in red and black on a natural ground, with eight inset feathers in quill holders, the centre with a single black feather
26cm. diam.
Literature
Biebuyck, D., and Van den Abbeele, N., The Power of Headdresses, Brussels, 1984, p.222, Pl.177