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Horn: "bad medicine" - snake society
Horn: "bad medicine" - snake society
Object Number 37-77-50/2898
Display Title Horn: "bad medicine" - snake society
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, tapered, filled with unknown substance, metal hook, fiber wrapped.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ganta, vicinity of
Materials Horn, Metal, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 3.9 x 3.3 cm (8 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2898
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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