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Object Number
96-25-70/49489.1
Display Title
Neck/forehead ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Ornament for forehead, worn as necklace by girls also
Inventory Description
Necklace, twisted fiber strand, rectangular flat shell beads, cotton ties
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Additional Geographic Terms
Capetown, vicinity of
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber, Cotton, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 54.5 x 1.7 x 0.4 cm (21 7/16 x 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49489.1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896 - 1896)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1896 - 1896)
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