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Object Number
36-105-70/401
Display Title
Opossum (?) skin - worn around base of basketry hair container, also +
Descriptions
Object Description
Opossum (?) skin - worn around base of basketry hair container, also +
Inventory Description
Animal skin, buff and orange mottled fur strip, rounded ends, folded
Classification
- Skin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials
Animal skin
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 10.3 x 3 cm (7 x 4 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/401
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