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Object Number
39-17-70/1263
Display Title
Red woven man's belt ("dau"), made by women
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Dau
Inventory Description
Belt, woven plant fiber band, thin, red, coiled and tied in bundle
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Luelala Moraid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sainke Doek
Additional Geographic Terms
Luelala Moraid
Materials
Plant fiber, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 6.1 x 1.8 cm (4 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1263
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