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Object Number
46-40-50/5968
Display Title
Circular head or dress ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Circular head or dress ornament with red stones and polychrome cloisonné; red stone dangles on one side.
Inventory Description
Silver ornament, circular, perforated in center, hanging stone/silver pendants
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kabyle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Kabylia
Materials
Silver, Stone, Cloisonné
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 6 x 0.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
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