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Object Number
48-17-30/7099
Display Title
Pair of bamboo and feather ear ornaments (tetako)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
tetako
Inventory Description
Earrings, pair of sticks with red, yellowithgreen, and black feathers on ends
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kofan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio San Miguel
Materials
Feather, Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 4 x 1 cm (7 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
48-17-30/7099
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