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Object Number
05-31-50/64981.1
Display Title
Bone hair pin wrapped with thread or hair in a banded pattern - carved design
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone hair pin wrapped with thread or hair in a banded pattern - carved design at one end.
Inventory Description
Hair pin, hair wrapped with serrated and notched top
Classification
- Hair ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
/
KwaZulu-Natal
Africa / South Africa / Zululand
Africa / South Africa / Zululand
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Kaffir
Materials
Bone, Animal hair, Unidentified fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 26.4 x 1.1 x 0.2 cm (10 3/8 x 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
05-31-50/64981.1
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