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Object Number 63-29-70/4091
Display Title Unornamented stone for exchange (ye)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, ground stone, blade-shaped, wide, one edge curved
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 31.6 x 8.4 x 1.3 cm (12 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63-29-70/4091

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