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Personal medicine kit of ram's horn wrapped with crocodile skin
Personal medicine kit of ram's horn wrapped with crocodile skin
Object Number 41-53-50/5442
Display Title Personal medicine kit of ram's horn wrapped with crocodile skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, crescent-shaped horn with reptile skin, leather strap, metal.
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Buzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Interior
Materials Reptile skin, Horn, Metal, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm (5 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-53-50/5442

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