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Object Number 63-29-70/4139
Display Title 2 pairs pig tusks (wanik) head ornaments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, two pair of tusks, curved, tied together with plant fiber
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya
Additional Geographic Terms Gonda, Swart, Valley
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 6.9 x 1.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 63-29-70/4139

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