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Object Number 64-18-70/4314
Display Title Pig bone awl (klisu) in woven sheath (hiba)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Awl, tapered bone, worked point
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem; Kutelu Area
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4314

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