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Object Number 69-30-10/2121
Display Title Braided hair
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hair ornament, human hair bundle, tied with fiber cord, dreadlocks and braids
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Human hair
Dimensions Overall: 96 x 8.5 x 3.6 cm (37 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/2121 & 2121
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867 - 1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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