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Object Number
07-45-70/72744
Display Title
Breast plate worn by men
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, bird skin with dark brown feathers, twisted fiber knotted cord
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Meosboendi Wiak, Biak, Island; Schouten group; Geelvink Bay
Materials
Bird skin, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 56 x 40 x 5.6 cm (22 1/16 x 15 3/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
72744
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