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Object Number 99-12-10/53076
Display Title Head ornament of woodpecker's feathers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headband, woodpecker brown and pink feathers, cut and tapered quills, fiber cord
Classification
  • Headband
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • California
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms California, north
Dimensions Overall: 62 x 10 x 0.1 cm (24 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53076
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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