2 piece headdress - dried leaves sewn together and covered with black fur – Objects

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Object Number 62-7-70/4052

Display Title 2 piece headdress - dried leaves sewn together and covered with black fur

Descriptions

Object Description 2 piece headdress (about 12" high) - dried leaves sewn together and covered with black fur

Inventory Description Headdress, bent wood frame, animal fur, white and yellow feathers, sewn with fib

Classification

Headdress

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Dani

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya

Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of Baliem

Materials Wood, Fur, Feather, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 32.8 x 40 x 35 cm (12 15/16 x 15 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 62-7-70/4052

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