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Object Number 00-8-70/55373
Display Title Kafa lauulu (belt of human hair)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kafa lauulu
Inventory Description Necklace, multiple braids of human hair bound with loops at ends, brittle
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Niue
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Human hair
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 13 x 1.5 cm (15 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 00-8-70/55373
Provenance
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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