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Object Number
96-25-70/49492
Display Title
Shell head ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headband, twisted plant fiber strand with hanging shell pendants
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 4.5 x 1.2 cm (3 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
49492
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55533 | Shell head ornament |
Headband
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55559 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55558 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55560 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55562 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 96-25-70/49491 | Neck/forehead ornament |
Headband
|
Queensland
| |
| 36-122-70/577 | Neck/forehead ornament |
Headband
|
Northern Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49490 | Neck/forehead ornament |
Headband
|
Queensland
| |
| 27-63-60/D3043 | Head band |
Headband
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55558.1 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 76-51-70/11011 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55452 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
|