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Head pad
Object Number 06-5-10/66465
Display Title Head pad
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bundle of reeds, folded in half and tied
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pomo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 10.5 x 35.5 cm (2 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 14 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66465
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (01/01/1906)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1906)

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