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Small piece of turtle shell which foretells joy or bad health
Small piece of turtle shell which foretells joy or bad health
Object Number 47-44-50/6201
Display Title Small piece of turtle shell which foretells joy or bad health
Descriptions
Object Description Small piece of turtle shell which foretells joy or bad health, it is used in witch doctor's pouch #6194.
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, worked bone, chipped and abraided
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 x 1 x 1.2 cm (3/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6201

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