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Fly whisk (?) (lisaret) - deep blue long feathers & short white & red feathers
Fly whisk (?) (lisaret) - deep blue long feathers & short white & red feathers
Object Number 62-7-70/4040
Display Title Fly whisk (?) (lisaret) - deep blue long feathers & short white & red feathers
Descriptions
Object Description Fly whisk (?) (lisaret) - deep blue long feathers & short white & red feathers (45 1/2")
Inventory Description Ornament, reed loop hafted to long iridescent feather with smaller feathers
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of Baliem
Materials Reed, Feather, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 116.4 x 9.6 x 2.2 cm (45 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-7-70/4040

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