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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
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64-18-70/4310 | Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament (wamaik) |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 64-18-70/4307 | Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament (wamaik) |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 64-18-70/4308 | Double pig tusks - fixed together as nose ornament |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 63-29-70/4139 | 2 pairs pig tusks (wanik) head ornaments |
Ornament
|
Irian Jaya
| |
| 63-29-70/4140 | 6 pairs of pig tusks (wanik) - head ornaments |
Ornament
|
Irian Jaya
| |
| 46-78-70/2367 | Breast ornament composed of 4 boar tusks held together by cord |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 46-78-70/2365 | Ornament composed of 4 boar tusks |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 27-56-70/D2817 | Pig tusks |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 64-18-70/4313 | Miscellaneous pig tusks used as scrapers (wam aik) |
Ornament
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 46-78-70/2366 | Ornament of 2 boar tusks |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 47-72-70/2774.1 | Pair of pig tusks |
Ornament
|
Rano Island
Vanuatu | |
| 47-72-70/2774 | Pair of pig tusks |
Ornament
|
Rano Island
Vanuatu |