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Object Number
45-25-10/28439
Display Title
Chignon upon which maidens wind their hair to make their coiffure
Descriptions
Object Description
Chignon upon which maidens wind their hair in making their characteristic coiffure
Inventory Description
Hair piece, winged shaped, woven fiber with hair wrapped around.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Headwear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Horsehair
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 16 x 2 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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