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Object Number 48-36-50/7369
Display Title Smooth round stone from crocodile stomach, carried as hand piece+
Descriptions
Object Description Smooth round stone from crocodile stomach, carried as hand piece+
Inventory Description Stone, round, smooth, brown.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.9 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm (1 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7369
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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