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Object Number
37-77-50/2904
Display Title
Quartz crystal: "the white heart of all medicine" to go with the "head"
Descriptions
Object Description
Quartz crystal: "the white heart of all medicine" to go with the "head"
Inventory Description
Quartz ornament, long, 6-sided, prismatic.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Ganta, vicinity of
Materials
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm (1 3/8 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2904
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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