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Object Number
63-29-70/4073
Display Title
Bailer shell (cymian) neck ornament (migik)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Neck ornament, large curved white shell at center, five smaller rectangular pieces of shell on either side, shells attached with fiber cordage to woven fiber band, band is covered with two rows of small white shells, medium shells at ends of band, cord loop and tie protruding from band
Classification
- Ornament
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
Shell , Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 60.5 × 15.5 × 7 cm (23 13/16 × 6 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-29-70/4073
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