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Neck/forehead ornament
Object Number 96-25-70/49489.2
Display Title Neck/forehead ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Ornament for forehead, worn as necklace by girls also
Inventory Description Necklace, twisted fiber strand, rectangular flat shell beads, cotton ties
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Queensland
Additional Geographic Terms Capetown, vicinity of
Materials Shell, Plant fiber, Cotton, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 71 × 1.7 × 0.4 cm (27 15/16 × 11/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49489.2
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1896 - 1896)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1896 - 1896)

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"Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29925 "Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy