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Object Number
49-14-50/7767
Display Title
3 large bearers' head pads made of leaves Nkata
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Nkata
Inventory Description
Head pad, ring shaped, leaf wrapped vegetable fiber, 2 tied at edges
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Leaf, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 24.5 x 3.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
49-14-50/7767
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49-14-50/7766.1 | 8 medium bearers' head pads made of leaves. Nkata |
Accessory
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/7766 | 8 medium bearers' head pads made of leaves. Nkata |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/7765 | 6 small bearers' head pads. Nkata |
Accessory
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8189 | Bearer's raphia head pad. Nkota |
Tools
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 35-50-50/1379 | Circular pads worn around legs to protect leg from leg bells - + |
Accessory
|
Tanganyika
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1745 | Hair pads, birra-birra |
Accessory
Shaft, modified |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 15-36-10/86312 | Pack saddle pads of canvas stuffed with bunchgrass. |
Land - accessory
Raw Material |
British Columbia
| |
| 08-36-70/74409 | Head pads, used in carrying burdens |
Headrest
|
Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto | |
|
Image Not Available
for Grass and agave pads for the head
| 80-28-20/22732.1 | Grass and agave pads for the head |
Organic
|
Coyote Cave
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Pads for the head
| 80-28-20/22773.1 | Pads for the head |
Organic
|
Coyote Cave
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Grass and agave pads for the head
| 80-28-20/22732 | Grass and agave pads for the head |
Organic
|
Coyote Cave
| |
| 80-28-20/22773 | Pads for the head |
Mat
|
Coyote Cave
|