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Part of ceremonial headdress
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Object Number 30-54-70/D3420
Display Title Part of ceremonial headdress
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, plant fiber, wrapped with fiber cord, painted wave, point designs
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Materials Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 66.8 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm (26 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3420
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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