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Object Number
33-55-50/138
Display Title
Cuff made of coils of vine.
Descriptions
Object Description
Cuff made of coils of vine. Used as a wrist protector by a cult of the Mano tribe which teaches girls how to plant and care for rice and small boys how to cut bush properly and burn it.
Inventory Description
Twined wood cuff, tubular, wrapped design.
Classification
- Bracelet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-55-50/138
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
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