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Object Number
99-12-70/53617
Display Title
Large headdress of wicker work, feather, tapa and shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Large headdress of wicker work
Small bundle of tapa and fiber attached to the proper left side back of headdress.
Inventory Description
Feather headdress, basket cap, woven band-shaped top, feathers, hair, shell.
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1804-1822?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Austral Islands
/
Tubuai
Additional Geographic Terms
Polynesia, Austral Islands
Dimensions
Overall: 110 x 110 x 21 cm (43 5/16 x 43 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53617
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Charles Willson Peale
(1804-1822? - 1849-1850)
Owner
David Kimball
(1849-1850 - 1899)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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