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Object Number 32-68-70/D4043
Display Title Hair ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, carved wooden stick, flattened, ends tapered to point
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Mid West / Meekatharra
Additional Geographic Terms Abbots Well
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm (9 13/16 x 11/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D4043
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1909)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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