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Necklace Simbi
Ethnicity: Papuans.
Place of origin: Papua New Guinea.
Geographical location of the place of origin: Maclay Coast.
Material: plant fiber, shells, dog fangs, beads, fruit.
Technique: stringing.
Dimensions: fangs — 5 cm.
Date: second decade of the XXI century (approx. 2014-2015).
Collector: private, Nickolay Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay.
Time of use: 2017.
Usage: part (accessory) of a man’s festive costume; Gorendu village symbol.
Condition: satisfactory.
The Kunstkamera collections analogue: Number МАЭ № 2085-40 (Papuan man with typical decorations – a drawing by Miklouho-Maclay).
Keywords: peoples of Australia and Oceania, Papuans, Maclay Coast