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Object Number
37-77-50/2890
Display Title
Bowl containing medicine
Descriptions
Object Description
Pot containing "medicine, including a python's jaw; on this the initiate wears. He also takes oath on the small mask - Snake Society.
Inventory Description
Ceramic bowl, incised, 3 tassles, 2 shells, hair, compacted organics
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Raw Material
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Ganta, vicinity of
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 14 x 14 cm (3 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2890
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Museum Improvements-Collections Fund, 1936-1937
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(08/30/1937)
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