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Object Number 37-98-70/644
Display Title Flannel & basketry hood - put on babies' heads when they are carried +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term oeforaous
Inventory Description Hood, two sides, woven fiber, red, yellow wool designs, glass beads
Classification
  • Hood
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 24 x 0.9 cm (18 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/644

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