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Object Number 36-105-70/424.1
Display Title Bird of paradise
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, 3 feather plumes bound with vegetable fiber, 2 on sticks, 1 on bone
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 18 x 3.1 cm (15 3/4 x 7 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 36-105-70/424.1

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