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Object Number
32-49-50/60
Display Title
Sheep's horn charm
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, horn banded with incised and pigmented leather, braided cord
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Ganta
Materials
Horn, Leather, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 5.9 x 12 x 3.1 cm (2 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-49-50/60
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
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