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Object Number
34-91-50/765
Display Title
Ostrich feather headdress
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Mass of ostrich feathers, tan, straw-like, disintegrating and shedding
Classification
- Feather
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nandi?
- Tereki?
- Hamite?
- Maragoli?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Materials
Ostrich feather
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 20.4 x 1.9 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1 bag
Label on object
34-91-50\765
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