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CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Namehead dress
Object NumberABDUA:8946
Other NumberE186
Other Number Typeold number
Brief Descriptionheaddress woven in native wool dyed with cochineal, decorated with blue and white beads,shell buttons and spoonbill feathers. ''Worn on festive occasions by Lengua Indians. Chaco, Paraguay. Presented by Dr. J.W. Lindsay, 1909.
DimensionsL: 810mm, B: 65mm
Materialswool, shell, feathers
Techniqueweaving
MakerLengua
Place KeySouth America, Paraguay, Chaco
Aquisition SourceLindsay, J W
Aquisition Date01/01/1909
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