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Object Number
995-29-30/11685
Display Title
Carved bone letter opener
Descriptions
Object Description
Letter opener of unpainted cattle bone. Handle is carved with design of human face in profile with long hair. See notes/histories- attribution.
Inventory Description
Bone letter opener, incised handle with profile of human face.
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Culture
- Caboclo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Materials
Bone, Cow bone
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 x 2.5 x 0.9 cm (7 13/16 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-30/11685; 0802-a CABOCLO / cattle bone / 2.50 Brazil
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1950s-1993 - 1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1950s-1993 - 1995)
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