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Object Number 27-56-70/D2717
Display Title Feather head dress
Descriptions
Inventory Description Feather headdress, reed hoop with crest of plumes, braided fiber train
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 48 x 130 cm (4 3/4 x 18 7/8 x 51 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D2717

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