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Woman's "tail"-bustle, bunch of black fibre string
Woman's "tail"-bustle, bunch of black fibre string
Object Number 34-91-50/807
Display Title Woman's "tail"-bustle, bunch of black fibre string
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's "tail"-bustle, bunch of black fibre string on string
Inventory Description Ornament, brown strands veg fiber string, knotted ends, tied to tan veg fiber
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamite
  • Maragoli
  • Tereki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 52.5 x 2.6 x 2 cm (20 11/16 x 1 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/807

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