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Object Number
63-29-70/4138
Display Title
Pig tusk nose ornament (wamik)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, tusk, curved, perforated, tied with fiber
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Gonda, Swart, Valley
Materials
Tooth, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm (3 3/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-29-70/4138
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63-29-70/4127 | Male head net (hum) with 2 pairs of pig tusks (wamik) |
Bag
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 64-18-70/4310 | Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament (wamaik) |
Ornament
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 64-18-70/4308 | Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 64-18-70/4309 | Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament (wamaik) |
Ornament
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 63-29-70/4139 | 2 pairs pig tusks (wanik) head ornaments |
Ornament
|
Irian Jaya
| |
| 63-29-70/4140 | 6 pairs of pig tusks (wanik) - head ornaments |
Ornament
|
Irian Jaya
| |
| 64-18-70/4307 | Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament (wamaik) |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 46-78-70/2365 | Ornament composed of 4 boar tusks |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 64-18-70/4313 | Miscellaneous pig tusks used as scrapers (wam aik) |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 27-56-70/D2817 | Pig tusks |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 64-18-70/4311 | Pig tusk |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 64-18-70/4312 | Pig tusk |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea |