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1940.7.269

Headband of plaited fibre with two cowrie shells and two buttons. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 25/5/2005]

1940.7.269

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Collection type
Object
Description
Headband of plaited fibre with two cowrie shells and two buttons. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 25/5/2005]
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Southern Angola
Cultural groups
Ovimbundu
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Plaited, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 410 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.269 Other numbers: 37.31

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