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Object Number
64-18-70/4442
Display Title
Pandanus leaf head band studded with red genak feathers (gate gate)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Long and narrow leaf band, white, brown and red feathers attached to band, feather spines pierce and protrude through band, feathers arranged in several layers, fiber cord attached to one end of band
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Western New Guinea
/
Irian Jaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu area
Materials
Feather , Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 42.2 × 7.7 × 6 cm (16 5/8 × 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-18-70/4442
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