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Object Number 34-28-50/218
Display Title Pepper horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn container, hide covered base and neck, wood rim and plug, fabric tie
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Galla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia
Dimensions Overall: 28.9 x 11.3 x 6.6 cm (11 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-28-50/218

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