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1910.1.98

Grass work head fillet; band of braided golden-brown grass fibre with plaited ties at each end, tied in a knot. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/10/2005]

1910.1.98

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Collection type
Object
Description
Grass work head fillet; band of braided golden-brown grass fibre with plaited ties at each end, tied in a knot. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/10/2005]
Cultural groups
Mbuun
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Emil Torday
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1907 - 1909
Acquisition information
Donated: 1910
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Braided, Process Plaited, Process Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 180 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1910.1.98
Research and responses

3 fillets are entries [1910.1.97 - 99]. [CF 14/1/2000]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Head Ornament, Headgear

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