Asmat Bracelet Pair sewingneedle and employed a wide range

and employed a wide range of colors such as yellows

The number and quality of such items often reflected the rank and wealth of the individual

For the Aztecs

medium in size

under which sit a number of deities (thila

Asmat Bracelet Pair sewingneedle and employed a wide rangeAsmat people, early to mid 20th century, Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia A lovely pair of old bracelets made from an unidentified materiallikely galalith, horn, or bone. Pieces of this type were often European made and traded into Asmat regions in the early 20th century, possibly through Dutch missionaries. Such ornaments became incorporated into local dress and personal adornment. The Asmat inhabit the swampy, river laced lowlands of West Papua and