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Dance outfit part/fragment

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1929 from an unknown source in Hamburg, Germany, using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Enxet (Lengua)
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Object Name
Dance outfit part/fragment
Media/Materials
Feather/feathers, cordage
Techniques
Looped, dyed
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
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