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Object Number
99-12-70/53589
Display Title
Head ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headband, iridescent shell sewn decoration, braided fiber cord backing
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Marquesas Islands?
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 56 x 4.5 x 4 cm (22 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53589
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-10-70/276 | Ornament for the head |
Headband
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 00-8-70/55558.1 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55559 | Shell ornament for head or hair |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55533 | Shell head ornament |
Headband
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 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
| |
| 96-25-70/49492 | Shell head ornament |
Headband
|
Queensland
| |
| 99-12-70/53588 | Head ornament, uhikana |
Headband
|
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 99-12-10/53076 | Head ornament of woodpecker's feathers |
Headband
|
California
| |
| 06-13-70/66289 | Forehead ornament |
Headband
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 96-25-70/49491 | Neck/forehead ornament |
Headband
|
Queensland
|