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Object Number 61-7-30/8256
Display Title Corn husk shuttlecock
Descriptions
Inventory Description Husk ornament, strips of husk wrapped and tied around disk, fiber ties.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
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: 13.3 x 12 x 7.5 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-7-30/8256

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