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Image Not Available for Necklace "beads" - strings of these pieces cut from horn or scales of +
Necklace "beads" - strings of these pieces cut from horn or scales of +
Image Not Available for Necklace "beads" - strings of these pieces cut from horn or scales of +
Object Number 22-2-50/B3581
Display Title Necklace "beads" - strings of these pieces cut from horn or scales of +
Descriptions
Object Description Necklace "beads" - strings of these pieces cut from horn or scales of ant eater, worn for good luck. See #3469.
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Limande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon

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