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Object Number
29-76-50/H1144
Display Title
Bag of black magic poison
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fur covered hide bundle, wrapped with fiber ties, red cloth and feather.
Classification
- Medicine bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Fiber, Cotton, Fur, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 3.4 x 4.7 cm (11 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H1144
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-76-50/H1140 | Bag of poison |
Medicine bundle
|
Liberia
| |
| 2004.24.17152 | Bag of poison, black magic poison, horn tip pendant and horn container |
Liberia
| ||
| 988-18-50/12469 | Fetish (penis and vagina?) |
Medicine bundle
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 22-2-50/B3031.2 | Medicine bundle, hide pouch wrapped w/ bark & twisted fiber cord, mud at top |
Medicine bundle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2003.1.781 | Bundle |
Medicine bundle
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3031.1 | Medicine bundle, hide pouch wrapped w/ bark strips, some fur, loop handle |
Medicine bundle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 39-39-50/4199 | Large bag of goat skin ("kunda") |
Bag
Raw Material |
Uganda
| |
| 13-16-30/84604 | "shot bag" (agouta skin) |
Bag
Raw Material |
Guyana
British Guiana | |
| 985-18-30/11061 | Poison arrow set; quiver, arrows, glass jar with poison |
Quiver
Raw Material |
Brazil
| |
| 985-27-10/60536 | Medicine kit |
Medicine bundle
|
United States
| |
| 11-43-30/83029 | Poison arrows and poison stick |
Arrow
|
Guyana
British Guiana | |
| 22-2-50/B3032.1 | Divining "bundle" |
Medicine bundle
|
Cameroon
|