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Head of horn bill = ganao bird
Head of horn bill = ganao bird
Object Number 08-36-70/74427.1
Display Title Head of horn bill = ganao bird
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornaments, bird skull and beak, large orange beak, black feathers, fiber tie
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ifugao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Eastern Lepanto
Materials Bone, Feather, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 19.8 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm (7 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 74427

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Head of horn bill = ganao bird
08-36-70/74427 Head of horn bill = ganao bird
Faunal
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Ornament
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Raw Material
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Sculpture
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Bone
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Ornament
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Casting
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Beak
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