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Object Number 25-60-30/F525
Display Title Ornament of bird skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, bird skin, green, yellow, red, white, brown feathers, spotted cat? fur
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib?
  • Mayongon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Materials Feather
Dimensions Overall: 54 x 43 x 6.5 cm (21 1/4 x 16 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F/525

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