hair ornament

Hair tube consisting of a tube section made from a twisted vegetable fibre cord connected to a small beadwork tube, which is decorated with animal remains, feathers, and beadwork and seed tassels. The tube is bound around a black wig with an integral pigtail.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
13.8.48/9
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 620 mm x 295 mm x 420 mm; overall: 135 x 1100 x 290 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
vegetable fibre; animal remains; hair; feathers; beads; seeds
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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