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Object Number
37-77-50/2559
Display Title
Calabash, trading woman's snuff box
Descriptions
Object Description
Trading woman's snuff box (calabash) out of which she retails small amounts for vegetables and other foodstuffs
Inventory Description
Gourd container, round, w/ cutout gourd lid, sewn wood cylindrical neck, veg fi
Classification
- Gourd
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mandingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Gourd, Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 24 x 25.2 cm (8 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
37-77-50/2559
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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