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Object Number
37-77-50/2642
Display Title
Poison, fire jumper's medicine - small clay cone-shaped object decorated with 4 cowrie shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Poison, fire jumper's medicine - small clay cone-shaped object +
Inventory Description
Horn container, bound with string, cowries, gourd and spine stopper, string loop
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Horn, Cowrie, Cotton string, Gourd, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.3 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm (3 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
37-77-50/2642
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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