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Object Number
27-56-70/D2794
Display Title
Belts, bandoliers, decorated with shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Belts, woven plant fiber bands, red, pink shell beads sewn on exterior
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Village of Boeti
Additional Geographic Terms
Maro, Merauke, River, near mouth of
Materials
Plant fiber, Pigment, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 43.6 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm (17 3/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
D2794
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