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Object Number
973-16-50/11481
Display Title
Headband, leather with cowrie shell decoration
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
tiri
Inventory Description
Headband, 2-ply hide, with cowrie shell band, 4 metal tube projections
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Leather, Cowrie, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 25.1 x 13.2 x 1.7 cm (9 7/8 x 5 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-16-50/11481
Provenance
Donor
Robert G. Gardner
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