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Set of macaw feathers
Object Number 10-58-30/82708
Display Title Set of macaw feathers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Feathers, each attached to small stick, and bundle of feathers
Classification
  • Communication artifacts
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
South America / British Guiana
Materials Feather, Vegetable fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 87 x 8 x 6 cm (34 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 82708

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