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Object Number
39-64-50/3513
Display Title
Lump of red clay, used by witch doctor.
Descriptions
Object Description
Lump of red clay, used by witch doctor. cf. 39-64-50/3459.
Inventory Description
Clay, red, indent lump, cracked
Classification
- Clay
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Materials
Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 6.9 x 8.5 x 8.3 cm (2 11/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3513
Credit Line
Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis
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