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Object Number 07-45-70/72732
Display Title Fly whisk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whisk, dark brown feathers bound to wood handle with resin covered fiber
Classification
  • Whisk
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Pom. Jappen, Jabi, I.; Geelvink Bay
Dimensions Overall: 66.5 x 26 x 7.5 cm (26 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 07-45-70/72732/ 72732

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