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Object Number
973-11-70/5292
Display Title
Cloth panel; elongated oval shape, 13 in. l. (tapered ends); 3.5 w. at midpoint.
Descriptions
Object Description
Cloth panel; elongated oval shape, 13 in. l. (tapered ends); 3.5 w. at midpoint. Entire surface embroidered with small "guri" shells, except at midsection where rectangular section of cloth is exposed. Triangular design stitched in shells in this section, with black adn red color applied to exposed areas. Twilled weave. Bark cloth.
Inventory Description
Headband, woven fiber panel with sewn shell beads on one side, braided ties
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Ialibu; Southern Highlands
Materials
Plant fiber, Shell, Cotton, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 33.5 x 9 x 0.7 cm (13 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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