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Object Number
00-8-70/55420
Display Title
Pith personal ornament for dances
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bamboo pith garland, tubular sections on cotton string, painted pink, blue, yell
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
<State>
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Aitutaki
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
50+
Label on object
00-8-70/55420
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1899-1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1899-1900)
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(1899-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
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