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Cow's horn filled with brown medicine, a "baboon's" (chimp) tooth sticking out o
Cow's horn filled with brown medicine, a "baboon's" (chimp) tooth sticking out o
Object Number 37-77-50/2912
Display Title Cow's horn filled with brown medicine, a "baboon's" (chimp) tooth sticking out o
Descriptions
Object Description Cow's horn filled with brown medicine, a "baboon's" (chimp) tooth sticking out of middle - fetish
Inventory Description Horn, tip removed, perforated, filled with unknown substance, tooth.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ganta, vicinity of
Materials Horn, Tooth
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 6.1 x 5.4 cm (5 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2912
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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