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Head dress
Object Number 27-56-70/D2723
Display Title Head dress
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headdress, six braided fiber strands, joined in large braid, four raised feather
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 Plant fiber, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 19.3 x 0.8 cm (8 7/8 x 7 5/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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