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Object Number
29-76-50/H1129
Display Title
Shell container
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, hollow shell sealed with lead, wood stopper with brass tacks, leather tie
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Shell, Lead, Wood, Brass, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm (3 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H1129
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1929
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