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Typical arm band made of fiber painted red
Typical arm band made of fiber painted red
Object Number 36-105-70/410
Display Title Typical arm band made of fiber painted red
Descriptions
Inventory Description Armlet, woven vegetable fiber band, pink pigment, fringed at closure
Classification
  • Armlet
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 Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm (3 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/410

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