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Headdress
Object Number 40-34-50/4603
Display Title Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress - cloth trimmed with cowrie shells, small colored beads and tufts of worsted.
Inventory Description Headdress, rectangular strap, bead and shell deco, wool tassles and fringe.
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wool, Cotton, Bead, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 95 x 23 x 3 cm (37 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-34-50/4603
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939 - 1940)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)

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Headdress
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Headdress
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Headdress
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Headdress
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Headdress for a mask
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Headdress
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Headdress for a mask
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Headdress
Liberia
Ivory Coast
Headdress. "Kombo."
40-34-50/4595 Headdress. "Kombo."
Headdress
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Headdress
40-34-50/4597 Headdress
Headdress
Liberia
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Mask
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Media Restricted
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Headdress trimmed with cowry shells
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