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Object Number
99-12-70/53586
Display Title
Neck ornament of braided human hair with shell pendant
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, multiple strands of braided hair, shell pendant, wrapped fiber clasp
Classification
- Necklace
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Tahitian?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Marquesas Islands
Materials
Human hair, Fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 72.5 x 16 x 3.6 cm (28 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53586
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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