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Dik-dik? horns as amulet
Dik-dik? horns as amulet
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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