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Object Number
37-77-50/2887
Display Title
Cloth medicine ring - Snake Society
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Woven cloth, wrapped in ring-shape, grey, slightly frayed.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Ganta, vicinity of
Materials
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 7.9 x 0.9 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2887
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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