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Fly whisk (?) (lisaret)
Object Number 62-7-70/4041
Display Title Fly whisk (?) (lisaret)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, feather bundle attached to long iridescent feather, originally on stic
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of Baliem
Materials Feather, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 114 x 12 x 2.3 cm (44 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-7-70/4041

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