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Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') black-brown feathers, handle covered with yellow
Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') black-brown feathers, handle covered with yellow
Object Number 62-7-70/4043
Display Title Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') black-brown feathers, handle covered with yellow
Descriptions
Object Description Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') black-brown feathers, handle covered with yellow braid (feathers 22 1/2", handle 8 1/4")
Inventory Description Feather whisk, black and brown plumes with yellow fiber looped handle
Classification
  • Whisk
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of Baliem
Materials Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 78.8 x 12 x 7 cm (31 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-7-70/4043

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