Bundle of grasses, feathery

Museum number:
11-38727
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2219
Description:
Feathered skewer; brown, yellow and white bird of paradise chest feathers attached to stick sharpened at base; left in wrappings of large grass; worn as ornament
Donor:
Klaus Koch and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Pasikni Village, Central Jalemo, West Papua Province
Culture or time period:
Indonesian cultures
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skewers
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bundle of grasses, feathery, accession number 11-38727, described as Feathered skewer; brown, yellow and white bird of paradise chest feathers attached to stick sharpened at base; left in wrappings of large grass; worn as ornament

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