Papua New Guinea Siripiya / Fofona ornament. Red fox skull in very

Red fox skull in very good condition

they are in very good condition with the thread being intact and good condition

On the back there are the remains of some pencil writing which is mostly illegible although I think it was possible to record where the items was originally bought

This skull has some of the best colour that I have seen on a skull

It is a Russian mid-20th Century medical model

Papua New Guinea Siripiya / Fofona ornament. Red fox skull in veryThese are made by the Bena Bena people of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. They are woven by women and given to young men after their initiation and are worn on the chest or sometimes on the back and even occasionally held in the teeth. They are worn in traditional dances and historically in battle. They are also worn in Marriage ceremonies where they serve as part of a bride price. These were valuable items for the Bene Bene people as the