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Object Number
991-14-50/12590
Display Title
Dance ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance ornament of woven fiber with a great quantity of seed pods attached (which make a tinkling sound with movement). Two thin braided fiber shoulder straps; one fraying. Closure of worked fiber with single button.
Inventory Description
Ornament, woven vegetable fiber bra-like object, button closure, seed pod tinkle
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 25.3 x 35 x 12 cm (9 15/16 x 13 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-14-50/12590
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Monni Adams
(12/2/91)
Donor
Dr. Monni Adams
(12/2/91)
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