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Object Number
46-40-50/5970
Display Title
Head ornament
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ta'ssabt
Object Description
Head ornament composed of silver panels set with red stones and polychrome cloisonné; panels connected by three rows of circular silver chains.
Inventory Description
Ornament, metal pieces with red stone inlay, painted, attached with metal rings
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kabyle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Kabylia
Dimensions
Overall: 46.7 x 16.4 x 0.7 cm (18 3/8 x 6 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Intermediary
Dr. Harold Bowditch
(06/1946)
Donor
Donated by
Heirs of Charles P. Bowditch
(06/1946)
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