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Hair basket decorated with shells, beads and feathers
Hair basket decorated with shells, beads and feathers
Object Number 47-72-70/2712
Display Title Hair basket decorated with shells, beads and feathers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hat, woven basketry cylinder, shell, teeth, bead, bone, feather and fur decorati
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Lower Sepik-Bien
Materials Fiber, Fur, Bone, Shell, Feather, Glass, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 18.8 x 10.7 x 9 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2712

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