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Object Number 63-29-70/4082
Display Title Shell band (jetak)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt, woven plant fiber band with yellow stripes, sewn cowrie shells, fur at end
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: 210 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm (82 11/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63-29-70/4082

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