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Object Number
64-18-70/4537
Display Title
Fighting spear of dark wood with whitened woven band (al dege)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spear, cylindrical wood shaft, flattened point one end, plaited fiber, white pig
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 353 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (139 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-18-70/4537
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