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Object Number
973-11-70/5300A
Display Title
Plumes, possibly of cous-cous fur, used on top of daily headpiece
Descriptions
Object Description
Plumes, possibly of cous-cous fur, used on top of daily headpiece, and not intended for use on sing-sing headdress. a. 16" 1 b. 14" 1.
Inventory Description
Ornament, animal tail bound to pointed stick with vegetable fiber
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Papua New Guinea, Southern Highland?
Materials
Animal fur, Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 10 x 2.7 cm (16 15/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5300A
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-11-70/5300B | Plumes, possibly of cous-cous fur, used on top of daily headpiece |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 92-1-10/47778.1 | Dried cous |
Floral
|
Idaho
| |
| 92-1-10/47783.1 | Cous loaves |
Floral
|
Idaho
| |
| 92-1-10/47784.1 | Cous cakes |
Grain
|
Idaho
| |
| 34-81-20/3593 | Ceremonial dance plumes used by Matachines |
Special
|
Mexico
| |
| 55-43-10/35242 | Feather Plumes |
Communication artifacts
|
Weitchpec
| |
| 973-11-70/5283 | Mouth harp |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 973-11-70/5236 | Crescent shaped headpiece, used in "sing-sing" festivities |
Hat
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 13-24-60/D2154.1 | Plumes for headdress |
Headdress
|
Burma
| |
| 13-24-60/D2154 | Plumes for headdress |
Headdress
|
Burma
| |
| 08-25-50/73619.1 | Headdress, oval leather headband, dark brown and buff ostrich plumes, 2 straps |
Headdress
|
Uganda
| |
| 27-56-70/D2773 | Plumes |
Ornament
|
Village of Kowel
|