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Object Number 29-76-50/H1156
Display Title Old ivory horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, tusk, brown, carved ridges and nodes, diamond mouthpiece, fur band
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 62 x 12.5 x 11.5 cm (24 7/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H/1156

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