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Tightly woven hemp or grass armor vest with fur trim
Tightly woven hemp or grass armor vest with fur trim
Object Number 64-2-70/4061
Display Title Tightly woven hemp or grass armor vest with fur trim
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven reed breastplate with a banded fiber top, 4 tufts of fur, 1 of yarn
Classification
  • Breastplate
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Ilaka
Materials Reed, Vegetable fiber, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 45 x 4.5 cm (16 9/16 x 17 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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