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Object Number 11-46-50/83147
Display Title Witch doctor's goat skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hide and fur of animal, light brown and brown with dark brown spots
Classification
  • Faunal
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Hide, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 23 x 2.4 cm (10 5/8 x 9 1/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11-46-50/83147

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