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1940.7.290

Pigtail or hair ornament of plaited plant fibre, two strands with tassels [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/6/2005]


1940.7.290

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pigtail or hair ornament of plaited plant fibre, two strands with tassels [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/6/2005]
Geographical reference
Southern Angola Cuamato
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, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 940 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.290 Other numbers: 36.1863

Search terms: Ornament, Clothing Headgear, Ritual and Ceremonial, Hair Ornament, Wig, Headdress