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Object Number 64-18-70/4438
Display Title Gourd studded with feathers. dance and battle backpiece
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd, hollow, perforated with erect feathers, fiber cord
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
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 34 x 18.6 cm (16 15/16 x 13 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4438

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New Guinea
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