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Object Number 62-7-70/4046
Display Title Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown, red, yellow, green feathers; white
Descriptions
Object Description Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown, red, yellow, green feathers; white fur band; yellow braid around handle (feathers about 20", handle 9 1/2")
Inventory Description Feather whisk, black and multi-colored plumes, buff fur band, yellow fiber handl
Classification
  • Whisk
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of Baliem
Dimensions Overall: 73.4 x 11.5 x 9 cm (28 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-7-70/4046

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