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Object Number 09-27-30/75016
Display Title Headdress of breast of white kelp gander
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headdress, ovate piece of white downy pelt, knotted sinew strand one end
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego
South America / Argentina / Tierra del Fuego
Additional Geographic Terms Beagle Channel
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 18.8 x 1.6 cm (22 1/16 x 7 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75016

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