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Quartz crystal: "the white heart of all medicine" to go with the "head"
Quartz crystal: "the white heart of all medicine" to go with the "head"
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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