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Object Number 64-2-70/4062
Display Title Man's chest ornament - bone 12" x 1" on woven cord and raffia band
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, woven plant fiber band, covered with resin, with large oval bone penda
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Ilaka
Dimensions Overall: 35.7 x 30.7 x 1.8 cm (14 1/16 x 12 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-2-70/4062

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