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Object Number
63-29-70/4072
Display Title
Nassa shell chest piece (walimoken) with pig bone awl in sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, woven fiber strands with shells sewn one side, strands sewn together
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials
Plant fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 30.8 x 6.4 x 0.8 cm (12 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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