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Object Number 64-18-70/4440
Display Title Furred back piece (lupuhelake) and extra furs of forest marsupials - +
Descriptions
Object Description Furred back piece (lupuhelake) and extra furs of forest marsupials - +
Inventory Description Skirt or back piece, woven fiber belt, claws on one end, hanging furred tassels
Classification
  • Skirt
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: 82 x 35 x 5.1 cm (32 5/16 x 13 3/4 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4440

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Art 3-D
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