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Dance ornament and headdress
Object Number 2004.29.22652
Display Title Dance ornament and headdress
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea / New Guinea / 4. Dance ornament worn on forehead - / Admiralty Group. / 13. Dance Head dress - New Britain. / Bismarck Archipelago / Rec'd from Dr. W. L Moss- / Univ. Georgia / 1932"
Department Photographic
Date 1928-1929
Artist Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea / <State> / Admirality islands
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / New Britain
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 × 8.255 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. W. L. Moss

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