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Object Number 33-43-30/152
Display Title Powis head ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, bird hide with black feathers, string attached, possibly pendant.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arawak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (3 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-43-30/152

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