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Baked red clay (pimut) used for body, nets, color
Baked red clay (pimut) used for body, nets, color
Object Number 64-18-70/4472
Display Title Baked red clay (pimut) used for body, nets, color
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mineral, red clay fragment, hardened
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4472

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