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Ornaments, boar tusks and tusk fragments, top wrapped with hide, fiber tie
Ornaments, boar tusks and tusk fragments, top wrapped with hide, fiber tie
Object Number 2004.1.555
Display Title Ornaments, boar tusks and tusk fragments, top wrapped with hide, fiber tie
Descriptions
Object Description Ornaments, boar tusks and tusk fragments, top wrapped with hide, fiber tie
Inventory Description Ornaments, boar tusks and tusk fragments, top wrapped with hide, fiber tie
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Tusk, Hide, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm (2 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 2004.1.555

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