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Object Number 39-17-70/1216
Display Title Bird of paradise ornament worn on head for dances
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, pointed stick with buff feather plumes bound with fiber, 1 red fragmen
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sanke Doek
Materials Wood, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 38.8 x 22 x 2.5 cm (15 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-17-70/1216

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