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Object Number
30-36-50/B4832
Display Title
Bone hair pin or ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone hair pin or ornament carved flat with a gentle concave curve. One end is slightly wider and narrows at the opposite end to a pointed tip. Peabody Number is painted on object with white paint.
Inventory Description
Pin, one end pointed, other spatulate, brown, striated
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberia, Interior
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.6 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm (5 3/4 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-36-50/B4832
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
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