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Object Number
63-29-70/4074
Display Title
Long fur back piece (helepulake) - 38 fur pieces
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
helepulake
Object Description
Long fur back piece (helepulake) - 38 fur tassels for penis gourd
Inventory Description
Skirt or back piece, woven fiber belt, hanging furred tassels
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Dimensions
Overall: 66 x 36.5 x 8 cm (26 x 14 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-29-70/4074
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