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Raw material: sheep horn
Raw material: sheep horn
Object Number 37-77-50/2894
Display Title Raw material: sheep horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horns, curved, tapered, filled with unknown substance.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Horn
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ganta, vicinity of
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm (9 13/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-77-50/2894
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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