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Pearl shell forehead band in three pieces ("belandet"). Worn every day.
Pearl shell forehead band in three pieces ("belandet"). Worn every day.
Object Number 39-17-70/1119
Display Title Pearl shell forehead band in three pieces ("belandet"). Worn every day.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Belandet
Inventory Description Ornament, 3 pieces of curved rectangular shell, concentric circles, sewn fiber c
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sanke Doek
Materials Shell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 14 x 3 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1119

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