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Object Number 37-77-50/2897
Display Title Horn filled with medicine - snake society
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, 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: 17 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm (6 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2897
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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