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Object Number
985-11-30/11502
Display Title
Head piece. woven cap with black human hair attached
Descriptions
Object Description
Head piece. woven cap with black human hair attached-longer in back with bangs in the front. yellow and green feathers glued to the top. a pony tail of white hair is attached on top.
Inventory Description
Wig w/ cloth cap and black hair, topped w/ yellow feathers and lock of white h
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Headwear
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Amazon River
Materials
Hair, Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 8 cm (8 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
11502
Provenance
Collector
Rex Endsleigh
(ca.1955 - 1985)
Donor
Marie Perry
(1985)
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