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Object Number
56-57-50/9862
Display Title
Ostrich eggshell bead headband - made by women; bore hole in broken shell by twirling implement
Descriptions
Object Description
Ostrich egg shell bead headband - made by women; bore hole in broken shell by twirling implement. Shell bead band
Inventory Description
Headband, white ostrich eggshell discoidal beads, strung with sinew
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
- Naro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
/
Nyae Nyae
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Southwest: Africa and Bechuana land, near border of SW; Kalahari Desert
Materials
Ostrich eggshell, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 54.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 cm (21 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
56-57-50/9862
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition
(1955)
Collector
Laurence K. Marshall
(1955)
Collector
Lorna Marshall
(1955)
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