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Object Number
30-32-50/B4534
Display Title
Breast ornaments, ematshi
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornaments, worked shell, cylindrical/discoidal, hole in center, veg fiber cor
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madehani
- Kinga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Madehani
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Shell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 5.9 x 3.6 cm (2 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
30-32-50/B-4534 & B-4534
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