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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
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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