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Object Number
25-46-70/D2412
Display Title
Hair belt, shell pendant and fur tassel
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendant, oval shell disk, red linear designs, perforated, hair tie, wool fringe
Classification
- Pendant
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Sunday Island
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Sunday Island
Additional Geographic Terms
King Sound
Materials
Shell, Pigment, Hair, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 8.7 x 0.4 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D2412
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1925
Provenance
Intermediary
Mrs. Walter Badenach
(1924)
Seller
Unknown
(1925)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2413 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur string |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1742.2 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1742.3 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1742.1 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4003 | Hair belt and part of shell cover and 1 bull roarer |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Wyndham | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2411 | Hair belt and 2 pearl shell pendants |
Shaft, modified
Belt |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3995 | Pearl shell on hair-string girdle |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Forrest River Mission
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3986 | Shell cover and shell belt |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60197 | Crow medicine necklace. Pendant w/ beads, hair, shell, fur, & feather; 2 claws |
Shaft, modified
Necklace |
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2410 | Hair string necklace and fur pendant |
Shaft, modified
Necklace |
Western Australia
Sunday Island | |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60452.1 | Shirt, fringed, green pigment & beaded band across chest, hair & fur pendants |
Shaft, modified
Shirt |
United States
| |
| 32-68-70/D3989 | Pearl shell cover and leather thong |
Pendant
|
Derby
Western Australia |