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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> / 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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