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Small horn - antelope
Object Number 30-36-50/B4806
Display Title Small horn - antelope
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, small, hollow.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Horn
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm (3 3/8 x 15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4806
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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