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Object Number
64-18-70/4435
Display Title
Piece of gourd studded with jalmaik feathers. men's dance and battle +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Curved gourd fragment, perforated with erect brown feathers, twisted fiber cord
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials
Gourd, Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 18.7 x 29.2 x 16 cm (7 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-18-70/4435 / 677
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