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Object Number
89-39-30/55172
Display Title
Pair of feather ear ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of feather ear ornaments
Inventory Description
Ear ornaments, 3 pairs pink feather rosettes linked by fiber cord, 1 cord broken
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Guato
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Paraguay
Materials
Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
55172
Provenance
Collector
Herbert H. Smith
(1887 - 1889)
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