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Object Number
988-18-50/12463
Display Title
Medicinal pouch
Descriptions
Object Description
Wood or ceramic vessel covered with cotton fiber bag; feather and medicinal substances
Inventory Description
Pouch, burlap, gathered with twisted handle, small jar, red feather inside.
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 12 x 9.5 cm (5 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
988-18-50/12463
Provenance
Provenance
Oumarou
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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