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Carved tubular bamboo hair ornament, hair is pulled thru and wound +
Carved tubular bamboo hair ornament, hair is pulled thru and wound +
Object Number 39-17-70/1431
Display Title Carved tubular bamboo hair ornament, hair is pulled thru and wound +
Descriptions
Object Description Carved tubular bamboo hair ornament, hair is pulled thru and wound +
Inventory Description Wooden tube, incised black designs on exterior, crumpled yellow paper inside tube
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nubuai
  • Nuboai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Waropen Coast; Geelvink Bay
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 112 × 30 × 30 mm (4 7/16 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1431

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