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Dried frog, used as hunting charm
Dried frog, used as hunting charm
Object Number 33-43-30/144
Display Title Dried frog, used as hunting charm
Descriptions
Inventory Description Frog, dried
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arawak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Materials Frog skin
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 9 x 7 cm (5 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-43-30/144
Provenance
Collector John Gillen
Donor Donated by Department of Anthropology, Harvard University

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