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Object Number 63-29-70/4141
Display Title String of 5 pairs of pig tusks (warmik) - head ornaments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Boar tusk pendants withfragment, crescent shaped tusks bound with fiber cord
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Gonda, Swart, Valley
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 11.1 x 2.2 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 63-29-70/4141

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