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Headdress

early to mid 20th century
Object PlaceSinai, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCotton, coins, cowrie shells, synthetic thread, beads
DimensionsLength x width: 52.1 x 34.3 cm (20 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Judith Manelis
Accession number2012.833
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceAbout 1990, purchased in Cairo by Judith Manelis, Lexington, MA; 2012, gift of Judith Manelis to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012)
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