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Carved wooden lime sticks decorated with feathers
Carved wooden lime sticks decorated with feathers
Object Number 47-73-70/2805
Display Title Carved wooden lime sticks decorated with feathers
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden lime sticks decorated with feathers
Inventory Description Three notched and pointed sticks, with feather and bone decoration
Classification
  • Personal gear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Upper
Materials Wood, Bone, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 115 x 17 x 4 cm (45 1/4 x 6 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 47-73-70/2805 / POISON / L-138

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