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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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