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Prestige headdress
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Fiber animal hair cowrie shells, Democratic Republic of Congo
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Lilly Daché 1974
Title: Prestige headdress
Description:
Fiber animal hair cowrie shells, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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