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2 feathers on sticks
Object Number 2002.1.1897
Display Title 2 feathers on sticks
Descriptions
Object Description 2 feathers on sticks
Inventory Description Feathers mounted on stick bases
Classification
  • Communication artifacts
Department Ethnographic
Materials Feather, Vegetable fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 4 cm (27 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object T2553 / 2002.1.1897

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