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Object Number
63-29-70/4156
Display Title
Gourd tool kit: pig bone needle (alilu); cymian shell strip (melili); powder
Descriptions
Object Description
Gourd tool kit: pig bone needle (alilu); cymian shell strip (melili); powder for cowrie shell (wagomgatak); w cocoons (ombadali) with 1 cowrie (sibatipari)
Inventory Description
Case, gourd container and lid, filled with cocoons?, separate bone needle
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Gudime Plateua
Materials
Gourd, Cocoon, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.6 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm (5 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
63-29-70/4156
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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|
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| |
|
Image Not Available
for Yellow cocoons of the silk worm- used for weaving girdles
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Raw Material
|
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