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Object Number
36-105-70/417
Display Title
Pig's tooth to be worn in arm band
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, curved tooth, perforated, twisted fiber tie
Classification
- Ornament
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
Tooth, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 9 x 1.7 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/417
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