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War breast ornament
Object Number 09-5-70/74484
Display Title War breast ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Breastplate, boars tusks, red seeds and shell with twisted fiber fringe, woven b
Classification
  • Breastplate
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Vegetable fiber, Boar tusk, Seed, Shell, Organic
Dimensions Overall: 48.5 x 22.2 x 2.6 cm (19 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 74484

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