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Object Number 980-21-60/13482
Display Title Headdress; helmet-like; beads, shells, buttons, snaps, etc...
Descriptions
Object Description Peaked headdress, helmet-like, with a long "skirt"; black cloth +
Inventory Description Headdress, conical hat with long skirt, beaded, embroidered, sewn ornaments
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Afghanistan
Dimensions Overall: 52.3 x 46.8 x 6 cm (20 9/16 x 18 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 980-21-60/13482

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