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Object Number
16-44-50/B957
Display Title
Forehead ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved shell disc, incised edge, raised in ctr. w/ mud filled back, gl
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Madagascar
Additional Geographic Terms
Tullear
Materials
Shell, Mud, Glass, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 6.1 x 5.9 cm (7/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
16-44-50/B957
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