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Object Number
2001.22.2.2
Display Title
Tapa cloth flower hairpin
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa cloth flower on wood stick hairpin; dark brown petals with diamond-shaped cutouts in centers of each petal; small white cut tapa strips at center
Inventory Description
Tapa flower hairpin, brown openwork petals, buff central fringe, wood shaft
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2001 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
<State>
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Atiu
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Tapa, Wood, Tapa cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 13 x 13 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2001.22.2.2
Provenance
Collector
T. Rose Holdcraft
(9/03/01 - 12/7/01)
Dealer
Pacific Gifts
(9/03/01)
Seller
Pacific Gifts
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