Assorted Feathers

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Assorted Feathers

Entry/Object ID

2011.687

Description

Assorted feathers and feather bundles. There are two bundles of white feathers, one with shorter feathers, and one with longer feathers that are wrapped in a piece of paper labeled 'Best' and held together with a nail. There are three bundles of black/green feathers, two of which contain fine feathers, and one of which contains coarser feathers. Finally, there is one long strand of black feathers, and one short strand of a similar type of black feathers.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Specimen, Animal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Biospecimen

Nomenclature Class

Biological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

608

Dimensions

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

10-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

For long white feather bundle.

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

5 in

Dimension Notes

For short white feather bundle.

Width

4 in

Length

7-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

For uncurved, black/green feather bundle.

Length

7-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

For curved, fine black/green feather bundle.

Length

6-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

For curved, coarse black/green feather bundle.

Length

15-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

For long, black feather strand, when laying flat but with natural position.

Length

7-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

For short, black feather strand.

Material

Feather

Condition

Overall Condition

Good