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Object Number
18-9-10/87312
Display Title
Head ornament for war dance
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Dida Alth
Inventory Description
Ornament, worked bone, flipper shaped, punctate marks, worn
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Quileute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 21.4 x 7.1 x 3.2 cm (8 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87312
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
(5/1918)
Donor
Donated by
Peabody Museum Expedition
(May, 1918)
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