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Headdress, standing feathers bound to wrapped fiber ring, human hair braid, woven ties
Headdress, standing feathers bound to wrapped fiber ring, human hair braid, woven ties
Object Number 27-56-70/D2722
Display Title Headdress, standing feathers bound to wrapped fiber ring, human hair braid, woven ties
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headdress, standing feathers bound to wrapped fiber ring, hair braid, woven ties
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
Materials Feather, Fiber, Human hair
Dimensions Overall: 34.2 x 21.5 x 5.5 cm (13 7/16 x 8 7/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Patrick T. L. Putnam (1926)
Donor Donated by Patrick T. L. Putnam (1927)

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