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Object Number 61-7-30/8294
Display Title Head band of buriti stalk with olive and blue designs - ceremonial
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved, flat wooden ornament, blue and green painted design 1 side, fiber tie.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
Dimensions Overall: 21.3 x 3.3 x 1 cm (8 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-7-30/8294

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