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Image Not Available for Hair of Pearl Williams, black woman with albinism.
Hair of Pearl Williams, black woman with albinism.
Image Not Available for Hair of Pearl Williams, black woman with albinism.
Object Number 03-30-10/62601
Display Title Hair of Pearl Williams, black woman with albinism.
Descriptions
Object Description Hair of Pearl Williams,.braided piece approximately 6 inches in length, tied at one end with thin twine.
Classification
  • Ethnographic
Department Osteological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Mississippi
Additional Geographic Terms Oliver
Materials Human hair
Label on object 03-30/10/62601
Provenance
Provenance Dr. William C. Farabee (1902)

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