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29-50-232

From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Timbunke

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-50-232
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Timbunke
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber | Feather | Tusk
Description

Man's netting bag decorated with feathers and with a V-shaped row of split boar's tusks (26) along top in front. Upper border of this row is edged by double row of large cowries; from angular point of V hangs large clam shell.
Length 45 cm
Width 29 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 227 - Other Number

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