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Object Number
11-46-50/83138
Display Title
Witch doctor's "charm"
Descriptions
Object Description
Witch doctor's "charm"
Inventory Description
Charm, animal pelt tied to antelope horn w cloth strip, smaller horn/resin int
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm (20 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83138
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