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Object Number
17-41-50/B1607
Display Title
Ivory amulet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, perforated through center and side, rounded ovoid on rectangular base
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mobango
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B-1607
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