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DECORATED DISPLAY- This display-exchange stone was collected sometime in the 1950's. It was originally in a collection in Java. This example is decorated with a single wrapping of orchid fiber cording that represents as miniature wrap around wedding skirt (jogal). Although the picture doesn't show it, the color of the stone is actually dark green and black. The surface has been well smoothed on both sides and the edges. This display-exchange stone measures 19 3/8 inches (48.7 cm) long, 5 5/16 inches (13.5 cm) wide and 1/2 inch (1.2 cm) thick. This display-exchange stone might have been worth one medium sized pig (1999: Hampton,
pp. 113-114).
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