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Object Number
17-41-50/B1974
Display Title
Dik-dik? horns as amulet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Horns and portion of animal skull, perforated, attached to vegetable fiber cord
Classification
- Horn
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Horn, Bone, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 3.4 x 3.9 cm (1 x 1 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B1974
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