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58-17-22B

From: Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 58-17-22B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Asmat
Provenience Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Feather | Plant Fiber | Seed
Description

Smaller. Simple band has no design and a single row of edging in alternate black and natural fibers with a row of knotted brown fiber around it. Narrow string white fiber is about 1 cm. below band separating and holding feathers.

Credit Line Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958

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