:ASMAT\" BIPANE SHELL NOSE PIECE, IRIAN JAYA INDONESIA, WEST PAPUA NEW GUINEA For Sale -
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:ASMAT\" BIPANE SHELL NOSE PIECE, IRIAN JAYA INDONESIA, WEST PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
$194.99
:ASMAT\" BIPANE SHELL NOSE PIECE, IRIAN JAYA INDONESIA, WEST PAPUA NEW GUINEAShell nose pieces \"Bipane\" like this one are worn by the headhunting tribes of South West Iran Jaya. Asmat men wear this type of Bipane through the pierced nasal septum to make them more fierce looking in headhunting raids and ceremonial gatherings.The Bipane are getting scarce to find, since not many of the younger generation are piercing there nose septum and or headhunting and raiding villages as much any more. Made from two pieces of Nautilus shell joined together with fibers and covered with beeswax and coix seeds to fit the septum hole. This Bipane is well used with a lot of patina. An impressive large nose piece measuring at, Length:7.5\" Width:3\"Photo: Asmat man inserting a Bipane, Expedition 1994 Beriten Village, Seper River, Irian Jaya Indonesia
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