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Object Number 63-29-70/4092
Display Title Decorated stone for exchange (ye)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, ground stone, flat, rectangular, twisted reed wrapped in center, hide
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
Dimensions Overall: 39.6 x 10.1 x 1.9 cm (15 9/16 x 4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 63-29-70/4092

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