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Object Number
47-44-50/6195
Display Title
"Female" bone of crocodile
Descriptions
Object Description
"Female" bone of crocodile, smooth side (joy), rough side (death or evil) it belongs in pouch no. 50/6194
Inventory Description
Ornament?, worked bone, rectangular, central ridre, surfice punctations
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 4.1 x 0.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-44-50/6195
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