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Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown, red & blue feathers; white fur ban
Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown, red & blue feathers; white fur ban
Object Number 62-7-70/4048
Display Title Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown, red & blue feathers; white fur ban
Descriptions
Object Description Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown, red & blue feathers; white fur band; yellow braid around handle (feathers about 24", handle 11 1/2")
Inventory Description Ornament, cylindrical handle with loop at end, handle wrapped in braided yellow fiber, band of white fur at base of handle, band of red and blue feathers below fur, base below fur is composed of numerous layers of thin black and brown feathers
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Materials Feather , Fur , Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 92 × 28 × 11 cm (36 1/4 × 11 × 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-7-70/4048

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