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Object Number 64-18-70/4444
Display Title Feathered back piece on bamboo frame
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, oval reed frame with white, brown and black feathers tied one side
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: 69.8 x 10 x 1.2 cm (27 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4444

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