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1968.20.127.2

Wooden feather holder plug for mud pack hair style [.2] [FC 12/08/2010]

1968.20.127.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden feather holder plug for mud pack hair style [.2] [FC 12/08/2010]
Long description
Wooden feather holder plug for mud pack hair style [.2]. The wooden plug is perforated and threaded with string and attached to another wooden feather holder plug [1968.20.127 .1] [FC 12/08/2010]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Baragoi
Cultural groups
Turkana
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1968
Date collected
1968
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1968
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Depth: max 12 mm, Width: max 13 mm, Length: max 16 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.127.2 Other numbers: T30

Search terms: Ornament, Toilet, Body Art, Hair Ornament, Toilet Article, Body Art Accessory

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