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Object Number 30-54-70/D3466
Display Title Ceremonial headdress, men's
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headdress, de-feathered quills in dot-painted resin atop pointed stick
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Arnhem Land, Northeast
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 29 x 3.5 cm (10 7/16 x 11 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-3466
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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30-54-70/D3467 Ceremonial headdress
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