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Object Number
27-56-70/D2721
Display Title
Head ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, 13 feathers fitted to flexible sticks on pointed and painted wood peg
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<County>
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<City>
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Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms
Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Materials
Wood, Feather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 60 x 57 x 17.8 cm (23 5/8 x 22 7/16 x 7 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/2721
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