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Feather
Object Number 99-12-30/53170
Display Title Feather
Descriptions
Object Description Feather
Inventory Description Regalia, chest ornamnet of orange, yellow, brown feathers on woven fiber base, w
Classification
  • Regalia
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Ojana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Suriname
South America / Dutch Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms Southern Dutch Guiana
Materials Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 34 x 5 cm (22 1/16 x 13 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53170
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor L. Cushing Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton

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