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Object Number
25-46-70/D2414
Display Title
Hair string with kangaroo teeth
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, wrapped cord of twisted hair, with resin and animal tooth pendant
Classification
- Ornament
- 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
Tooth, Hair, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 67.6 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (26 5/8 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D2414
Provenance
Intermediary
Mrs. Walter Badenach
(1924)
Seller
Unknown
(1925)
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