09/05/2026
Get ready to discover our thematic exhibitions at
Galerie Voyageurs et Curieux "The Bird in Oceania"
This year, the gallery will present the exhibition "The Bird in Oceania" at Paris Tribal. In this exhibition, we invite you to discover how birds shape the daily lives, rituals, and imagination of the peoples of Oceania.
Mouth ornament
New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Melanesia
Wood (Alstonia scholaris), pigments, turbo lids (Turbo petholatus), fibers and pearls
Length: 28,5 cm
Provenance:
Collected by Alfred Knoth, between March 1896 and October 1899 or when he was captain of the steamship Siar between 1902 and 1904