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Object Number 36-105-70/443
Display Title Clay charm - used by men on women for love or hate
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, piece of gray clay, molded
Classification
  • Charm
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 Clay
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/443

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