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Object Number
63-29-70/4068
Display Title
23 strand fiber bib with shell decoration (walimo)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Flat and rectangular bib composed of twenty-three connected strands of braided fiber, each strand covered in a row of small white shells, curved upper edge and seam, fiber ties protruding from either end of seam, one tie terminates in loop, other tie has knot
Classification
- Outerwear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Western New Guinea
/
Irian Jaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials
Fiber , Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 34.7 × 15.1 × 1.5 cm (13 11/16 × 5 15/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-29-70/4068
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