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Object Number
37-77-50/2886
Display Title
Medicine ring of cloth - Snake society
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, ring of blue, cotton cloth.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Ganta
Materials
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 10.7 x 2 cm (4 9/16 x 4 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2886
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2888 | Cloth medicine ring - Snake society |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2887 | Cloth medicine ring - Snake Society |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2889 | Cloth arm ring - Snake society |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2884 | Small rings, joined - Snake Society |
Ornament
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2898 | Horn: "bad medicine" - snake society |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2892 | Pair of antelope horns filled with "medicine" to accompany "head" of Snake Society |
Horn
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2897 | Horn filled with medicine - snake society |
Raw Material
Horn |
Liberia
| |
| 65-46-50/10849 | Medicine man's outfit containing 2 seed pods covered with snake skin; bones; bee |
Ornament
|
Angola
| |
| 37-77-50/2885 | Small brass ring without a break to go with the "head" - Snake Society |
Ring
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2918 | Ring of cotton cloth - ceremonial |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2882 | Wooden mask. Snake Society. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2896 | Small horn: "head of snake society" |
Raw Material
Horn |
Liberia
|