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Feather neck ornament
Object Number 96-20-70/48225
Display Title Feather neck ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, crescent shaped bird skin, brown feathers, woven fiber ends, cord
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands / Hiva Oa
Additional Geographic Terms Marquesas Islands
Materials Bird skin, Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24.4 x 17.5 x 3 cm (9 5/8 x 6 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48225/ POISON

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