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Object Number 29-43-50/B4720
Display Title Beaded ball
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, small gourd, wrapped w/ pink black and white beads, twisted cotton tie
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, South central
Dimensions Overall: 15.3 x 4.3 x 4.4 cm (6 x 1 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4720

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