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Object Number
970-16-70/4744
Display Title
Headdress, woven fiber, decorated with cowrie shells, openwork cap and train
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headdress, woven fiber, decorated with cowrie shells, openwork cap and train
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sepik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik River
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 76.9 x 24 x 12.1 cm (30 1/4 x 9 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-16-70/4744
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Neville Henry
(09/1969)
Intermediary
Dr. William White Howells
(05/21/1970)
Intermediary
Dr. Albert Damon
(05/21/1970)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Neville Henry
(05/21/1970)
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