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Object Number
37-17-00/1
Display Title
Tippet
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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