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Hair ornament
Object Number 00-8-70/55487
Display Title Hair ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, black feathers inserted in white quill with carved tip
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Rongslab
Materials Feather , Quill
Dimensions Overall: 35 × 29.3 × 2.4 cm (13 3/4 × 11 9/16 × 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55487
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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