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Object Number 37-17-00/1
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Descriptions
Object Description Feather cape, also called a pelerine. Semi circular shape. Exterior is decorated with various feathers including crowned guineafowl (Numida meleagris) and peacock
Inventory Description Cape, semi-circular, one side white feathers, other side peacock, etc.
Classification
  • Cape
Department Ethnographic
Date 1820-1830
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa?
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 72 x 4 cm (18 1/8 x 28 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-17-00/1
Provenance
Collector Joshua Ellis (1937)
Donor Rev. Joseph Cullen Ayer (1937)

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