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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
- Gio
- Buzi
- Mano
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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