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Object Number 17-41-50/B1973
Display Title Large tooth used as fetish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tooth, molar, broken
Classification
  • Bone
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Tooth
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 4.9 x 2.8 cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 17-41-50/B1973

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