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Object Number
2004.24.26034
Display Title
Bamboo spearthrower with carved wooden attachments, headdress, necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Bamboo spearthrower with carved wooden attachments, basketry headdress, dog tooth necklace
Subject
- Headdress
- Wood
- Tooth
- Necklace
- Basketry
- Spear
- bamboo
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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New Guinea
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Kayan
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
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