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Object Number
00-8-70/55486
Display Title
Feather girdle worn by chief; see photograph
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather girdle worn by chief; see photograph
Inventory Description
Ornament, circular bent wood frame, brown feathers, fiber cordage, red cloth
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Marshall Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Ronglab
Materials
Feather, Plant fiber, Cloth, Dye, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 95 x 66 x 12 cm (37 3/8 x 26 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55486
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(01/18/1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(01/18/1900)
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(01/18/1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
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