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Object Number 64-18-70/4439
Display Title Long feather back piece (lupuhelake) with jalmaik feathers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, woven plant fiber band with hanging black and white feathers
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 22.3 x 7.5 cm (7 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4439

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