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Object Number
27-15-70/D2713
Display Title
Neck ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Very fine carved hook-like ivory ornament suspended from multi-braided human hair cord - braided fiber cord to effect fastening - small chips hook edge
Inventory Description
Necklace, multiple strands of braided human hair, carved ivory pendant, cord
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Human hair, Ivory, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 39.5 x 13.6 x 5.3 cm (15 9/16 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-2713
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Goodwin, 1927
Provenance
Donor
Mrs. Charles C. Goodwin
(June 1927)
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