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Object Number
62-7-70/4044
Display Title
Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown & red feathers, white fur band on h
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown & red feathers, white fur band on handle which is wrapped in yellow braid (feathers about 22 1/2", handle 9 1/2")
Inventory Description
Feather whisk, black and red feathers, fur band, protruding sticks
Classification
- Whisk
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of Baliem
Materials
Wood, Feather, Fur, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 85.7 x 13 x 7 cm (33 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62-7-70/4044
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