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A106

From: India | Santong

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Koran
Object Number A106
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Rengma
Provenience India | Santong
Section Asian
Materials Fur | Feathers | Bone (uncertain)
Description

Cap made from skin, dark fur on the exterior. Basketry interior. Five boar tusks attached on the front. Tassel of horsehair attached to the back. Two wide metal strips attached from the sides to the back.

Length 30 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Hiram M. Hiller, and Alfred Craven Harrison Jr., 1900

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