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Object Number 2004.24.17165
Display Title Decorated and beaded headdress
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress. Liberia: Ziali (French side). Ge Tribe. Cat. No.: 40-34-50/4600. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 93, a. Fig: PM Papers, vol. XXXII, no. 2 Plate I, e
Subject
  • Cowrie
  • Bead
  • Headdress
  • Shell
  • Decorated
Department Photographic
Date 1944
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Ge
  • Ngere
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ziali, french side
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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