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Object Number 988-18-50/12474
Display Title Powder horn
Descriptions
Object Description Powder horn
Inventory Description Horn container for powder, wood stopper, leather cover, cotton strap.
Classification
  • Powder Horn
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 7.8 x 8.1 cm (11 13/16 x 3 1/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12474
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (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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