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Large headdress of wicker work, feather, tapa and shell
Object Number 99-12-70/53617
Display Title Large headdress of wicker work, feather, tapa and shell
Descriptions
Object Description Large headdress of wicker work Small bundle of tapa and fiber attached to the proper left side back of headdress.
Inventory Description Feather headdress, basket cap, woven band-shaped top, feathers, hair, shell.
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Date 1804-1822?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Austral Islands / Tubuai
Additional Geographic Terms Polynesia, Austral Islands
Materials Jungle fowl feather, Duck feather, Parrot feather, Pacific black duck feather, Wood, Hair, Shell, Coconut fiber, Paper mulberry Fiber, Plant fiber cordage
Dimensions Overall: 110 x 110 x 21 cm (43 5/16 x 43 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53617
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner Charles Willson Peale (1804-1822? - 1849-1850)
Owner David Kimball (1849-1850 - 1899)
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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