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Parae (headdress)

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item details

NameParae (headdress)

ProductionUnknown; Society Islands

Classificationheaddresses

Materialsshell (animal material), fibre, feather

DimensionsOverall: 615mm (width), 880mm (height)

Registration NumberFE005245

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Category

Made of: shell (animal material)
fibre
feather
Type of: headdresses
Refers to: Ceremonial objects
deaths
Tahitian
About: rituals
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic

Place

Made in: Society Islands (Polynésie française)
Depicts: Society Islands (Polynésie française)