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Object Number 14-4-30/85973
Display Title Resin, in drink against evil spirits
Descriptions
Inventory Description Minerals in glass jar
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Mineral
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (2 13/16 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity Multiple
Label on object 85973

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