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Cuff, carved tortoise shell, zoomorphic design, woven and pigmented fiber loop
Cuff, carved tortoise shell, zoomorphic design, woven and pigmented fiber loop
Object Number 969-29-70/4711.2
Display Title Cuff, carved tortoise shell, zoomorphic design, woven and pigmented fiber loop
Descriptions
Object Description Cuff, carved tortoise shell, zoomorphic design, woven and pigmented fiber loop
Inventory Description Cuff, carved tortoise shell, zoomorphic design, woven and pigmented fiber/hair
Classification
  • Cuff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Tortoiseshell, Fiber, Pigment, Human hair
Dimensions Overall: 17.2 x 12.1 x 9.2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-29-70/4711.2

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