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Object Number
05-7-10/64798
Display Title
Head ornament for dance
Descriptions
Object Description
Head ornament for dance, possibly used in eagle dance or nukil ceremony -"funeral" performed one year after death.
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved wood handle, pointed, brown/white feathers and down attached w/
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mission
- Serrano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Serrano Mission
Southwest Corner, California
Materials
Wood, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 21 x 1.5 cm (16 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
64798
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(Unknown)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(04/1905)
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