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Lime container of wood and bamboo - used in puberty ceremony
Lime container of wood and bamboo - used in puberty ceremony
Object Number 36-105-70/457
Display Title Lime container of wood and bamboo - used in puberty ceremony
Descriptions
Object Description Lime container of wood and bamboo - used in puberty ceremony
Inventory Description Jar, lime container, bamboo tube, wood bird and human motif stopper, fiber wrap
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Sepik River Region
Materials Wood, Bamboo, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 76.2 x 10.4 x 6.1 cm (30 x 4 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/457

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