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Object Number
63-29-70/4127
Display Title
Male head net (hum) with 2 pairs of pig tusks (wamik)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bag, bilum, knotted fiber, oval, knot band handle, 2 boar tusk ornaments
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Gonda, Swart, Valley
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Boar tusk, Organic
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 20 x 2.5 cm (15 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
63-29-70/4127
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