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Object Number 07-45-70/72655
Display Title Cut feather, head ornament, in 07-45-70/72643
Descriptions
Object Description Cut feather, head ornament, in 07-45-70/72643
Inventory Description Ornament, feather, cut to bare quill at top, red pigment
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Humbolt Bay
Dimensions Overall: 17.7 x 4 x 0.5 cm (6 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72655

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