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Object Number 41-53-50/5439
Display Title Braided wig of imitation hair, made from palm tree fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fiber wig, black woven cap with 2 braids, tied at ends on 2 sides.
Classification
  • Wig
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
  • Gio
  • Buzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Northern
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 36 x 26 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-53-50/5439
Provenance
Collector Silas E. Johnson (1939-1941)

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