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Object Number
78-5-70/13943
Display Title
Head ornament of twisted human hair string
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Woven basketry cap, twisted hair coils attached to overall exterior, desiccated animal tail tied at center top with twisted fiber cordage
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Materials
Human hair , Plant fiber , Animal tail , Cotton thread , mineral/kaolin? soil matrix, fat/oil?
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 31 x 6 cm (13 x 12 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
78-5-70/13943
Provenance
Collector
C. E. Beddome
Collector
Thayer Expedition
Collector
Hassler Expedition
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1878)
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