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1955.5.6B

Hair ornament, a tapering wooden stick covered with red feathers, with a white tuft at the end. [SM 12/06/2008]

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1955.5.6B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hair ornament, a tapering wooden stick covered with red feathers, with a white tuft at the end. [SM 12/06/2008]
Long description
The ornament has a three bands of black and white feathers spaced at intervals in the red feathers. The stick is rectangular in section. [SM 12/06/2008]
Person
Field collector B.E. Crawfurd
PRM source B.E. Crawfurd
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1955
Date collected
By 1955
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1955
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Wood Plant, Process Covered, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 316 mm, Width: max 10 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1955.5.6B

Search terms: Ornament, Hair Ornament

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