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Object Number 39-17-70/1232
Display Title Leaf-wrapped bundle of prepared sago - used in mourning ceremony
Descriptions
Inventory Description Floral remain, bundle of sago, wrapped in dried leaves and tied with plant fiber
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sanke Doek
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm (14 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1232

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