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Belts, bandoliers, decorated with shell
Belts, bandoliers, decorated with shell
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 / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / 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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