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Grooved bamboo container (imported from east dani in jalimo, used in +
Grooved bamboo container (imported from east dani in jalimo, used in +
Object Number 64-18-70/4229
Display Title Grooved bamboo container (imported from east dani in jalimo, used in +
Descriptions
Object Description Grooved bamboo container (imported from east dani in jalimo, used in +
Inventory Description Cylindrical container, bamboo, incised designs
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Pass Valley Area
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 257 × 43 × 43 mm (10 1/8 × 1 11/16 × 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64.18.70/4229

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