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Object Number
973-11-70/5251B
Display Title
Bamboo armlets, herringbone weave, "worn over the elbow, made of bamboo frame ov
Descriptions
Object Description
Bamboo armlets, herringbone weave, "worn over the elbow, made of bamboo frame over which bamboo is plaited. Covered with sap mixed with either vegetal or ash dyes." (a: 3 1/2" w. x 5 1/2")
Inventory Description
Ornaments, armbands? cylindrical woven fiber, caked with organics
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Ialibu district; Southern Highlands
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Organic
Dimensions
Overall: 14.6 x 9.1 x 8.4 cm (5 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
973-11-70/5251B
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