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Object Number
62-7-70/4049
Display Title
Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown feathers; white fur band; yellow &
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather whisk (?) (sue' lare') - black-brown feathers; white fur band; yellow & red braid wrapped around handle (feathers about 23 1/2", handle 10 1/2")
Inventory Description
Feather whisk, black plumes, buff fur band, yellow and brown fiber loop handle
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
Feather, Vegetable fiber, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 87 x 14.5 x 8.4 cm (34 1/4 x 5 11/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62-7-70/4049
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