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Object Number
69-30-10/2120
Display Title
Braided hair
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, human hair bundle, half braided, collected at top with fiber cord
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 57.5 x 9 x 0.7 cm (22 5/8 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/2120 & 2120
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867 - 1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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