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Hair from a giraffe's tail - used to string beads for armlets
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Object Number 51-60-50/8780
Display Title Hair from a giraffe's tail - used to string beads for armlets
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hair, giraffe, small wire-like pieces
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Materials Hair
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 6.2 x 0.1 cm (3 13/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 51-60-50/8780
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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