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Cow charm - collar hung with knobs of wood, tusks of forest pig, +
Cow charm - collar hung with knobs of wood, tusks of forest pig, +
Object Number 34-91-50/518
Display Title Cow charm - collar hung with knobs of wood, tusks of forest pig, +
Descriptions
Object Description Cow charm - collar hung with knobs of wood, tusks of forest pig, +
Inventory Description Ornament, double braided rings, horn, tusk, and wood on iron rings
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Hamite
  • Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Hide, Horn, Iron, Tusk, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 39.7 x 4.4 cm (14 15/16 x 15 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/518

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