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Medicine horn
Object Number 31-22-50/B5062
Display Title Medicine horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, slightly spiralled, worn and abraded, material inside
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Luba-Samba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 3.4 x 2.7 cm (6 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 31-22-50/B5062

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