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Object Number
48-56-70/3139
Display Title
Plaited human hair necklace (very old)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, multiple strands of finely braided hair, tied, looped, bone toggle
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
<State>
/
Niue
Materials
Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 12.1 x 0.6 cm (4 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-56-70/3139
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Harry Clark
(1917 - 1948)
Donor
Dr. Harry Clark
(1917 - 1948)
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