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Object Number 63-29-70/4081
Display Title Shell band (jetak)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt, woven plant fiber band, yellow w/ brown stripes, sewn cowrie shells 1 side
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Dimensions Overall: 173 x 2 x 1 cm (68 1/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63-29-70/4081

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