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Object Number 31-28-50/B5093
Display Title Iron ore
Descriptions
Inventory Description Small rocks and mineral fragments, various shapes and types.
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
  • Pessy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 39
Label on object 31-28-50/B5093
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Donor Donated by Dr. George W. Harley (1931)

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Mineral
Raw Material
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Livering Site
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