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Object Number 17-38-50/B1521
Display Title Forked wooden hair ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description 2-pronged hair ornament, carved wood handle, crosshatched deco and feather
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Wood, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 25.7 x 1.6 x 1.7 cm (10 1/8 x 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-38-50/B-1521

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