Red clay (pimut) wrapped in banana bark for body decoration

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Object Number 64-18-70/4473

Display Title Red clay (pimut) wrapped in banana bark for body decoration

Descriptions

Inventory Description Container, dried leaf packet with red clay inside, tied with plant fiber

Classification

Container

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Dani

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of Baliem; Kutelu Area

Materials Plant leaf, Clay, Plant fiber

Dimensions Overall: 14.2 x 2 x 1.6 cm (5 9/16 x 13/16 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 64-18-70/4473

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