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Object Number 64-18-70/4309
Display Title Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament (wamaik)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, pair of curved tusks, tied together with metal wire
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Tooth, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 8.9 x 1.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4309

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