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Object Number
05-31-50/64981.4
Display Title
Bone hair pin with thread or hair and bead embellishments
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone hair pin with thread or hair and bead embellishments. Peabody Number is painted on object with black paint.
Inventory Description
Hair pin, bone, both ends pointed, hair wrapped with pink and green bead deco
Classification
- Hair ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
/
Zululand
Africa / South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal
Africa / South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Kaffir
Dimensions
Overall: 21.6 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (8 1/2 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64981.4
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