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Object Number
37-98-70/836
Display Title
Brass moustache worn by chief on feast days
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
mboembewe laoja
Inventory Description
Jewelry, cut brass sheeting with fiber tie
Classification
- Jewelry
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
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Nias Island
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Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Brass, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.3 x 4.2 x 0.5 cm (4 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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