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Red clay (pimut) wrapped in banana bark for body decoration
Red clay (pimut) wrapped in banana bark for body decoration
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 / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
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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