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Human hair belt with vertebra attached, pinjanbenger
Media Restricted
Object Number 23-46-70/D1744
Display Title Human hair belt with vertebra attached, pinjanbenger
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt, strands of twisted hair, perforated animal vertibra tied with sinew
Classification
  • Belt
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Materials Bone, Hair
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm (12 3/16 x 5 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1744
Provenance
Collector E. Clement (1922)
Seller Unknown (2/26/1923)

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