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Amber like stone
Object Number 64-18-70/4471
Display Title Amber like stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Floral remain, hardened resin, possibly amber
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Resin
Dimensions Overall: 2.2 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm (7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4471
Provenance
Collector Karl G. Heider
Collector Peabody Museum Expedition (1961-1964)

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