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Object Number 54-52-70/3650
Display Title Ceremonial helmet (Nigarukan) - of rattan
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Nigarukan
Inventory Description Helmet, basketry, coiled reed, pointed dome shape, flared sides, fiber loop
Classification
  • Helmet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yami
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Taiwan / <State> / Botel Tobago Island
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 30 x 29.5 cm (8 7/16 x 11 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54-52-70/3670

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