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Object Number 11-46-50/83125
Display Title Porcupine quills
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bundle of porcupine quills wrapped in fiber.
Classification
  • Quill
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Materials Quill, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 6 x 5.5 cm (18 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1 bundle
Label on object 83125

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